Early Morning Writing

I was a marionette . Life was so comforting as long as I did what I was told. Then I started to look around and started to think for myself. I realized I wasn't free and there was more to life then what I was fed. So I decided to cut the strings. I decided to do it for me not realizing I couldn't support my own weight

So I fell and fell hard. Crumpled in a pile on the floor and kicked to the side by those whe once supported me

So i learned to crawl dragging my crippled body across the floor

And now I stand here looking you in the eye, trembling from my own weight, and I say "I will never come back! It's better to stumble on my own feet then soar with you while shackled!"

And I see your fear.