The Puppet

Slowly the curtains parted a head peeps out Dressed as a small child so lifelike Can see the strings working the arms In a disjointed fashion But the eyes..... the eyes looked dead The puppet danced. Drummed...played keyboard So lifelike it was scary The show had been running about half hour When the strings slumped The puppet slid effortlessly to the floor Legs askew and arms folded The puppeteer, made some comment Slid the curtains closed something made me look To my horror, could see the man Slapping the puppet shouting loudly Then the puppets eyes opened He looked straight at me Could see the pain in its eyes The pleading for help. When the police arrested the puppeteer They found this dwarf figure of a man He was the puppet. Locked away were half a dozen more Drugged into a deep sleep. So next time you watch a puppet show The puppets may look lifelike Take a closer look, cos it just might be They are.