Sweet music right behind…
They dance for the audience
Enticing everyone.
The smiles and
the applause,
Oh, what a
great time…!The hats are flying high,
Confetti all around!
But audience
doesn’t see
What’s there
behind it all…Pathetic, pompous blitz,
Designed to fool the most.
The puppeteers
laugh,
As their show
goes on;They know so well the craft
Of getting what they want.
They pass on
the candy
And few little
crumbs…“Oh, they're so generous!!
Let’s give more applause!!”
“Let’s give
them all we’ve got!
And then again
some more!!They love us! After all,
We’re the ones this show’s for!!”
“We can sit
back, relax…
‘Free will’
sounds all too strange…Let’s just do what they tell us
And contribute more change.”
The puppeteers
reign
Just like they
did before;The audience falls again,
For puppets’ charm and lure.
The audience
sits in haze,
As puppeteer’s
handTakes golden horn of plenty,
That gave life to their land.
© 2009 Josephine Lake
