Joseph May Poet Sonnet

Puppets

Addiction was her puppeteer
 It pulled her every string
 Drugs became the master of her fears
 Depression was all it would bring

 Some become puppets of greed
 Pimping out their very souls
 More, and more, and more they need
 Satisfaction is never their goal

 Envy is also a puppet master
 Making us want what others possess
 Pulling the strings of jealousy faster
 And leaving us a sorry mess

 
  Perhaps we,  are just puppets of love
 As  our strings are pulled  from above
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 Screwed in the "Puppets" Contest

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Poet Destroyer A May 14, 2015 at 7:53 PM Hi Joseph, love the win. Linda

Skat A May 14, 2015 at 5:31 PM JOSEPH, congrats on your Screwed III win. SKAT

Jan Allison May 13, 2015 at 9:35 AM Dropping back with my congrats Joseph:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich January 2, 2015 at 8:05 PM I really like this one. Lots of good puppet poems did not make the winners' list and I am glad I am finally seeing your puppet poem!!

Nette Onclaud December 21, 2014 at 4:25 PM tightly women to express the enmeshed need for love, joseph... a great artpiece!.. huggs

Paul Callus December 21, 2014 at 6:19 AM Very well expressed, Joseph. Puppets and puppeteers...sometimes it is a blessing to find somebody to cut the strings! Even puppets need their moments of freedom! #7 // paul

Arthur Vaso December 20, 2014 at 10:52 PM Very beautiful, this just flows so well from start to end!! A7

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl December 19, 2014 at 8:48 AM Hi Jospeh, excellent words here, and thanks for the congrats it's been a long time xx

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders December 19, 2014 at 12:04 AM I've watched people taken down by addiction too many times. Your poem is incredibly honest and insightful, Joseph! When love is an addiction, it can even become toxic like a drug, although I'd rather be addicted to love than anything else. Good luck in the contest...hugs, Rhonda

M. L. Kiser December 18, 2014 at 4:28 PM Addiction to love is probably one of the better addictions. We are indeed, puppets.

Jan Allison December 18, 2014 at 3:12 PM love the unique take on the theme Joseph - hits me hard with just recently having 2 friends sons die of drug related deaths - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xxx

Matthew Webb December 18, 2014 at 2:15 PM I agree with this a lot. It reminds of a friend of mine who's a junkie and the way you put it poetically is very clever and metaphoric. Liking it man :)