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TIRED AND TRAPPED

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Two little puppets hang

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in lovely gold cages.

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One has danced herself
into a frenzy.

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She leaps

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and beats
at the bars

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like an angry
chimpanzee,...

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...unable to stop,
unable to escape.

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The second puppet
is still charmed by the gold cage
which holds her oh so lovingly.

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She dances happily within.

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The trailer’s shabby interior glows in candle light
and the air is musky with the sent of wood.
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The small space is cluttered
with other inanimate marionettes.
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They are scattered throughout the room,
slumped against the walls,
tangled around the chairs legs.
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A white dog
stands upon a red stool
playing a lively tune
on a fiddle.

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Across from him an old bearded man rests
at a weathered oak table.

With a thought he commands the dog whose playing animates the poor little marionettes.

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A little monkey in a hat and vest sits upon the table eating peanuts from the old mans hand,... 04.jpg (57138 bytes) dot_clear.gif (807 bytes)
...occasionally screeching his delight and applauding the performance. dot_clear.gif (807 bytes)

Around and around the fair haired puppet spins tired and trapped, trying to maintain a cheerful countenance.

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All the while her neighbor rattles against the cage walls, coming undone at her joints. dot_clear.gif (807 bytes)

At last the dark haired marionette
lies in pieces within her cage.

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The remaining
dancer 

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glimpses

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her fate.

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Tiny tears grace her wooden cheeks as she spins and jounces
compelled by the enchanted music.

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