But don't believe the puppet, for he does have strings attached.

Just John wrote: But don't believe the puppet, for he does have strings attached.

Good point.

There are unforeseen "strings" to everything we do in life, they are called consequences.

senile1 wrote: There are unforeseen "strings" to everything we do in life, they are called consequences.

If I delve down into serious for a moment (the poem was meant ironically, as a puppet *has* to have a master, if you will), I think that unforeseen “strings” are quite different than ones used purposefully against another for personal gain. Gaslighting comes to mind. As a psychologist, I’ve seen people victimized over and over when they don’t recognize the strings attached. Just sayin’.

Hoosier Gal wrote:

senile1 wrote: There are unforeseen "strings" to everything we do in life, they are called consequences.

If I delve down into serious for a moment (the poem was meant ironically, as a puppet *has* to have a master, if you will), I think that unforeseen “strings” are quite different than ones used purposefully against another for personal gain. Gaslighting comes to mind. As a psychologist, I’ve seen people victimized over and over when they don’t recognize the strings attached. Just sayin’.

.....go back and read my post, you will see how serious it is, a fact of life. Every action you take in life has a reaction / consequence, and your poem, which I enjoyed, sends that very message, even though you see no strings, there are strings attached, thank you ma'am.