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Gary Jones
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The Puppet-Master's String

Blog Posted by Gary Jones: 6/15/2008 7:15:00 AM
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Occasionally in the eyes of a student
I see the ghostly look of a much younger me
Those troubled and painful looks of despair and hurt

The reminders of adolescent self-reproach
I felt while dancing from the puppet-master’s string
An uncovered, mauled, and robbed young child’s self esteem

The shy anti-social character of my youth
A life prematurely frightened and distorted
By the mirror of poverty and tragic death

As a teacher, I adore all of my children
But, there will always remain in my wounded heart
A special place for the child on the master’s thread

© Copyrights G. Jones 2006

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Written October 21st, 2006



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