---

 

This writing was accepted for publication in the 96 page perfect-bound ISSN# / ISBN# issue/book... “I Pull the Strings” Down in the Dirt (v121) (the Jan./Feb. 2014 Issue) You can also order this 6"x9" issue as a paperback book:

Order this writing in the book the Beaten Path (a Down in the Dirt Jan. - June 2014 collection book)		get the 372 page Jan. - June 2014 Down in the Dirt magazine issue collection 6" x 9" ISBN# paperback book:

I Pull the Strings

David Hernandez

I’m a dummy
an instrument for show,
my right arm points forward
my left arm stretches outward
but never reaches its target,
never touches the children.

I’m a puppet
a toy to tinker,
my right arm bends sideways
my left arm shifts up and down
but my legs don’t walk,
they can only kick.

We take a bow,
the children laugh at us,
What can we do?
Our minds can think
but our eyes remain frozen
our mouths remain shut.

Copyright of written pieces remain with the author, who has allowed it to be shown through Scars Publications and Design.Web site © Scars Publications and Design. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission from the author.

Problems with this page? Then deal with it...