poppet.

my arms grew heavy 

as i tried to release them 

i tried to let them down so that i could

for once rest i needed to 

for once breathe 

but the strings would not allow it 

the pull of the strings were all i knew 

are all i know 

the unexpected jerks and tweaks 

followed by me moving so smoothly 

that i 

almost forgot i was attached

by string 

see since the strings were all i knew 

are all i know 

i never thought to look up 

so when i did 

i saw my puppeteer smiling from a distance 

terrified i tried to run

but he swiftly switched hands 

and lightly tugged 

i couldnot

cannot

resist the lure of the strings so 

i accepted and remained, 

glancing towards the sky momentarily 

every now and then

to see the same menacing smile