M a r i o n e tt e s

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Wooden eyes
and long, lean legs
a uniquely sophisticated 
sense of humour

(his words)

He moved around
/ all fabled theatrics /
while she watched
his orchestrating
moves from
afar

*

Wooden skin
and fast beat steps
a uniquely sophisticated
sense of humour

(she couldn't tell)

He made his speech
/ all fabled theatrics /
⁠and they all vowed—
- blind - deaf - wordless -
m a r i o n e tt e s

white noise

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sorry i haven’t been here
for
m o n t h s
  w e e k s
     d a y s

sorry i had gone 
       all s i l e n t

      *

did i not have 
any verses to w r i t e
any s t o r i e s to tell ?

i was in the process
of l i v i n g
them

blocking this
w h i t e  n  o i  s  e
inside my head

      **
did i not have 
any verses to w r i t e
any s t o r i e s to tell ?

/ o killing silence! /

sorry i haven’t been here
for
m o n t h s
  w e e k s
     d a y s

      *