Ventriloquist Puppet
By 10 Forty Three
Allow the shadows to dissipate.
There’s no need to hesitate,
let him come out of hiding, it won’t matter.
What happens next, they will never anticipate
because “next” is non-existent.
His presence has influenced their fate from the time they first met.
He is there in every when and where,
and once you hear what he hears,
the essence of his presence
will live on in the future tense even after the final goodbye.
The evidence will be evident.
If not influenced then certainly their bodies are resorted to.
Their strings are pulled,
their minds are fooled
and the vicinity is ruled.
They never know, they just put on the show.
For even if they do know, they will still be controlled.
What the ventriloquist forgets
is that he too, is but a mere puppet
once a hand reaches from deep inside
and grabs a hold of all his strings.
All he can do is watch from behind those glossy, wooden eyes
as he listens to those surrounding cries
that are triggered when he is forced to do
what the ventriloquist inside forces him,
the ventriloquist, to do.
Author's Note:
I consider this one of my best poems.Awards
Comments on "Ventriloquist Puppet"
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On Friday, March 22, 2019, sTr8-jAcKeT
(735) wrote:
Another thought, if we believe the thrown voice; does that mean we have fallen for the idea and the voice behind the puppet or the puppet itself and what we believe are the emotional workings inside from our own foolish beliefs? Excellent piece!
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A former member wrote:
Once again, you hit the nail on the head, and the imagery in this paints a vivid social picture. I can see why this is poem of the day.
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On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, Anna McCarra
(382) wrote:
I love the metaphors here. So what shall we do now. Are we gonna let other things or people or the past hold the strings and make us speak. Or. Maybe we'll learn how to cut the strings...like Pinnochio who finally becomes real.
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On Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 10 Forty Three
(593) wrote:
Thank you for the kind words, Anna. Those are some good questions indeed. - 10:43
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On Monday, February 28, 2011, HeadpatSlut
(259) wrote:
Nice one TFT,I really liked the first stanza, it ha a certain kind of rhythm to it, even if it is done in free verse, which I normally don't do, this is one of the works on here that makes it work, congratulations on making Poem of the Day, man.
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A former member wrote:
nice sad true i guess the trueth sucks because in a way we are all puppets worried about people hateing us or mabey worried somebody cares....thanks for shareing
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On Thursday, February 17, 2011, 10 Forty Three
(593) wrote:
Thank you so much for your feedback!
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On Thursday, February 17, 2011, Ashteroth
(192) wrote:
Interesting concept :) ~Ash
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A former member wrote:
Nice write. Aren't we all puppets in some form or the other?
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On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 10 Forty Three
(593) wrote:
Thank you. And I guess you could say that.