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A poem about a poor puppet man and his master |
MR. PUPPET MAN Mr. Puppet Man He thought he had life in the palm of his hands But soon he realized he was not in control Someone else, on his strings, had taken a hold He tried to move right But he was jerked left He tried with all of his might But that puppet master was deft Mrs. Puppet Master Mr. Puppet Man may have been fast but she knew she was faster He did what she said and she knew that he would He could never disobey a puppet master so good This wooden man pranced about just like she wanted He followed her every order as she laughed at him and taunted Mr. Puppet Man didn't feel on top of the world anymore He was tired and his poor wooden limbs were all sore He didn't like being dragged all about He felt like an imbecile, an oaf, a lout Everyone watched and laughed at this poor puppet soul And the more he tried to get away, the tighter the puppet master's hold The cackling of others started to drive him insane He just felt like a block of wood, he felt so inane So one day Mr. Puppet Man, tired of being bossed and abused He cut those strings clinging him to the life he hated to pursue Sadly he sat and slowly he died Leaving nothing but some strings, a pile of wood, and a tear from when he cried Mrs. Puppet Master saw Mr. Puppet Man dead and alone And she felt kind of sad for the creature, dead and sad on his own But then she remembered she was better than that old wooden pile And she went on to find another wooden man to beguile |