– Puppetier –
I was once a naive young girl
who knew almost nothing
of the outside world.
Through years of desperation,
living in destitution,
I warped myself into
the shape of a temptress,
a creature of seduction
through which to lure those men
that would keep me safe
from the hardships of that world,
a world which I was not prepared for,
a world which I did not have
the knowledge to survive in.
I have become a puppeteer;
no longer do I seek for love,
nor compassion or care;
rather I long for a man
with strings for me to pull,
one with softer edges,
that is easier to control.