Tom Wright Poet Lyric

The Puppet Master

The Puppet Master 
Always Pulls the Strings
Written: by Tom Wright
3/11/2016

Charity, oft repeated, 
Becomes an addiction of sort,
 And many surviving this way, 
Are selling themselves short;

Free stuff becomes a lifestyle, 
Not always grounded in need.
But a seed that often germinates, 
From a tare called greed.

It results in a selfish attitude, 
Of not caring who paid.
As long as it wasn’t them, 
And booty arrived un-delayed;

Charity forces takers, 
To become dependent upon another;
Laying down decrees, which, 
Are often inclined to smother;

You’ve become someone’s puppet, 
When you take their free things; 
And the puppet master will always,
Control the pulling of your strings; 

I dislike free riders who search for ways to milk the system! 
Not those with genuine need.
Tom

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