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God, the Puppeteer
They say God is a puppeteer
holding all the strings.
He decides when to put someone on stage
and when to pull them back.
He breathes life and stands back watching
As each puppet comes alive.
He gives each a voice and allows choice
Like an experiment in a controlled environment
He lets his puppets make decisions
a few variables in an equation
The puppets sing, dance and make merry,
until the end of their journey
When the strings are pulled
and the show comes to an end
Different acts, different timings,
different stories, different endings
Like the movies, a few blockbuster successes
some terrible failures, some memorable
Some forgotten, even before the curtains close
some horrifying, some tragic
the director and the producer, two-in-one,
watches closely from above
and makes a note- it’s called Karma
determines if the actors get another chance
in the limelight, on the stage
and the role they get to play in the next production.
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Smitha Vishwanath’s poems are found in several International online publications, including Thieving Magpies, Spillwords Press, MasticadoresUSA, Silverbirch Press, Borderless Journal, and other noteworthy anthologies. She has received many awards and honors from Spillwords and has been nominated for Best of the Net. She received the Reuel International Prize in 2022. Her poem, 'Out of Order,' was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Smitha is the author of Coming Home (2023). She co-authored a book of poems, ROADS : A Journey with Verses (2019). You can follow Smitha on her blog: https://smithavpennings.com.
