Marionette

Trish Cooper
Author: Trish Cooper
Word Count: 129
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Marionette

being controlled is no way to live…in fact it is not living…..

Her skin is as pale as black charcoal
Strung upon a silver wire
Soaring on the wings of the wind
Trapped in juxtaposition between deceit and desire

She lives a melodramatic life within a mirage
The silence of time spinning a web around her immortal soul
An ivory winter grasps her snow-stung face
And unrelentingly cracks her fragile porcelain mask

A lonely mortal wandering the painful earth
Her blood evaporated by the heat of the hellfire
Reality pierces her fake angelic smile
And a spider crawls from her golden mouth

She abhors the putrid air that she breathes
The love and hate relationship that exists subconsciously
She is forced to dance upon a magic periwinkle stage
Suspended by string like a marionette
In the pantomime of a vampire

  • demon

    demon

    WOW….again another masterful piece, this says so much, and I just love the line And a spider crawls from her golden mouth Hope the strings are severed and the marionette can dance to her own tune and beat…Beautiful writing from a beautiful soul…Hugggs xoxox

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Brilliant…..

    “She is forced to dance upon a magic periwinkle stage
    Suspended by string like a marionette”

    Exquisitely profound lines….that will resonate with many people…

  • pauldrobertson

    pauldrobertson

    awesome truths… loved these lines specifically -
    An ivory winter grasps her snow-stung face
    And unrelentingly cracks her fragile porcelain mask

  • loramae

    loramae

    You paint a vivid fragile picture my friend…deep and revealing…from my heart to yours…warm hugs…

  • Trish Cooper

    Trish Cooper

    Demon, Lisa, Paul Loramae: Thank you for the beautiful words and comments….as you said Lisa…many people could easily relate to this…Demon…yes I too hope that the strings are severed soon…much love to you and Lisa always (you know how MUCH we share)..Paul: yes awesome truths….I to like those lines..Loramae…my sweet friend…you have such insight…..Hugs and love right back to you my dear friend…Trishaxoxoxo

  • PhotogeniquE IPA

    PhotogeniquE IPA

    powerfully written, yet quite dark and gothic!

  • Trish Cooper

    Trish Cooper

    Dave: yes quite dark and a little goth…must have Chris and Joe rubbing off on me LOL…..they Love the goth style….LOL….rather an intense piece I know, but was feeling it at the time….HUGS Trish

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