are we all puppets in someone's play?
is there one puppet master,
or do multiple hands pull the strings?
is every puppet master someone else's puppet,
with a pyramid of puppet plays narrowing higher,
to the one master who you might call god or devil or money or love or super bowl sunday or sailing on a mild spring morning?
is all of this: control hierarchy manipulation authority ascension power...
is it all just as relative as everything else
in a level playing field of chaos
in which pyramids can be turned on their heads
anything could capsize at a moment's notice
are we all masters?
are we all puppets?
or do we all
just take roles as players
and play?
February and October, 2024