Marionette

Only when we control the static silence can we listen to the screams.

Alone.

Cold.

Quiet.

Empty.

Lost.

Hurt.

Forgotten.

Unwanted.

Unneeded.

Confused.

"I feel pavement,"

She whispers,

Just another young runaway.

"I feel stone, cracks,"

She adds,

Just another young old soul.

"So devoid of color,"

Remarks an inner voice of hers,

"Much like this gray existence."

"Shhhh,"

Resonates a hush in dead silence,

"Listen to the static."

A pause, nothing.

A heartbeat, dormant.

A soul, silent.

"Shhhh, listen to the screams of insanity,

Here in this silence,"

She giggles, dryly.

"This is what we are,

A marionette.

Play things for other puppets."

"Look at my blank stare,

And realize you mirror me,

Dig out the shrapnel embedded inside."

"We are the puppeteer

Only when we control the static,

Shhh, listen to the screams."

Confused.

Unneeded.

Unwanted.

Forgotten.

Hurt.

Lost.

Empty.

Quiet.

Cold.

Alone.

Author's Note

I'd like to see how you guys interpret this, so please tell me. I wrote this to symbolize how, in this era, everyone is just a passer by to the goings on and if you stop to think, we're all just pawns to be played at the right moment. Whether it be assisting the economy or making a scientific advancement, we're all just here for nothing.

Reviews

[quinfinn]

always have been, always will be...human beings are all pawns in the same sick game. even the very wealthy are prisoners to their money...there is no puppeteer, that is the biggest joke of all. there is no divine purpose, we are just another species of animal doomed to live and die. we might possess souls and some afterlife in another form of energy, but there is no way of knowing this. play your cards now, it may be the only hand you're dealt. but i love your take on the human condition, it is bleak and distorted, but so realistic. well done

[Riley Bray]

Thank you very much Quin. :) Its true there really isn't a puppeteer, but I had that in there sort of to establish the dominance and highlight the thought that there is one. Thank you also for the wonderful review, as always. :)

[quinfinn]

welcome, as always

[Shivam Murari]

This is such a nice topic chosen and you have done justice with it. Presentation is awesome!

[Riley Bray]

Thanks. :)

[Shivam Murari]

:)

[Tai Ryens]

Certain calmness doubled with the relapsing emotion of intensity? I also liked how you reversed their order, that was quite clever.

[Riley Bray]

Thank you. ^^

[She With Eyes Like Unsh..]

I loved how the beginning opened and the end closed. I'm not sure if you intended for the reader to do this, but my eyes read the ending "Confused. Unneeded. Unwanted. Forgotten. Hurt." then "Lost. Empty. Quiet. Cold. Alone." However, It was a very well written poem.

[Riley Bray]

I did do it on purpose, but of you felt it was hazardous and/or detrimental to the poem I'll contemplate changing it. :) Thanks for the review!

[She With Eyes Like Unshed Tears]

No, I liked it like that. It added to the fullness of the poem. DON'T CHANGE IT!! :D

[Riley Bray]

Oh haha okay. XD

[CreativeStroke]

I actually interpreted this in the exact way you meant for it to be read. It is so true that we are all pieces being played in life. Each of us has a designated design in this world and we carry on with what we were made to do, even if we may not know what that is at all times.
I personally loved this particular piece Riley. Very well written and your idea behind the poem was very well thought out.

[Riley Bray]

Thank you very much Stroke, that's quite kind of you. X)

[Isabelle Faye]

I love this poem! It's great, your word choice brings the ideas along very well and the concept itself is quite intriguing. A stellar write and a good job!

[Riley Bray]

Glad to see you're getting more active on the site Isabelle. :D Thank you for the kind review. ;3

[Isabelle Faye]

Hehe, we'll see how long it lasts. I'm rather busy and don't always have time to review. And you're welcome for the review, it's a good poem.

[Riley Bray]

Well however long it lasts it's nice. :P

[Isabelle Faye]

Yeah, I guess.

[minnie:)]

this poem is very good, productive and astonishing as well as real
Great write:)

[Riley Bray]

Thanks a ton Minnie. X3

[Graveyardfuck]

It gives me the feeling of being controlled, even tortured.

[Riley Bray]

Does it really feel like torture? Wow, appalling! Thank you for the review.

[RyanXIII]

Quite an interesting piece, i got the point you were trying to put across i felt the 'static' was like the radiowaves of everything that controls our mind in this age, TV, telephones, internet, radio and we were all the puppets waiting to have our strings pulled by the next puppet master (big company). i like it, very interesting writing technique also, keep it up.

[Riley Bray]

Hmm I like your interpretation. I hadn't thought of it exactly like that, but it is absolutely not wrong. Thank you so much for the review!

[RyanXIII]

No problem, i would love it if you wanted to review the book im writing i have 2 chapters up on here up to now.

[William C Jones III]

This is true art and you're very creative giving each poem a different perspective

[Riley Bray]

Thank you Will. :3