Puppet
The pasted smile begins to crack
A life with a dark secret is no life at all
It gnaws and claws until you’re paper thin
Like an item on a shelf in the busy market place
Your silence is bought through gifts and beautiful lies
He ravels a story to make you believe
You'll never be accepted if you bring it to light
You are his prey, so gullible and naive
How can you believe his speeches of finery threaded with lies?
Your life is controlled by invisible strings
As a puppet in the hands of a cruel puppeteer
Skillfully constructed into a vulnerable masterpiece
Now a steel box encloses you heart
