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I'm Not Your Puppet

You think �
when you say jump � � �
I should jump � � �
and when you say � � �
do it � � �
I hop to it � � �
You are forgetting � � �
I'm not your puppet � � �
I'm not your plaything � � �
to do with � � �
as you please � � �
��
You're vain � � �
and think everything � � �
has to do with you � � �
your wants � � �
your needs � � �
your sole desire � � �
I am not � � �
your puppet � � �
No.... � � �
I am not your thing � � �
� � �
You are an imposter � � �
You play at love � � �
like it was just a game � � �
I should tie you � � �
to your chair � � �
and leave you there... � � �
with your friend � �
your precious bottle � �
�because � �
I'm not your puppet

Written by faithmairee

(Faith Elizabeth Brigham)

Published 24th Oct 2020 | Edited 26th Oct 2020

Author's Note

This is what it's like to love a practicing alcoholic. Believe me. It's no picnic Sometimes it's easy to get angry and accuse them of things while forgetting just how very ill they are.This is actually about my father who I grew to hate because I suffered severely both physically and emotionally from his abuse. I say hate but I can now have compassion for him since he is gone and can't hurt me anymore. But as a child I did not know he was mentally ill. When your mother says your father is sick you think it's too bad he has a cold. You don't realize it's the alcohol that makes him sick and you sure as hell can't understand why the parent wants to hurt you.

#breakup #heartbroken

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Re. I'm Not Your Puppet

adagio

25th Oct 2020 4:39pm

People play games but give away their esteem.