Puppeteers of the Sky

We hang from the sky
Strings work our fate
We’re in a dancing light
But we forget the day

We’re pulled to the sun
Into the burning heat
We try to hold on
But strings move our feet

What when will come?
When we can’t shield our eyes
We’re too close to the sun
And we’re too far from our night

With burning strings
We fall to the ground
We move our limbs
And when is found

We taste the world
We recall our fate
We’re in a dancing mood
As we head for the day
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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