I am the marionette’s puppeteer Beside her is where I always wanted to be near I swear I’m willing to offer her my every tear And to lose her is the only thing that I fear
My marionette’s name is Reverie Sometimes she is just so proud and hardheaded So I have to control her harshly I know she always gets me wrong, but still I love her wholeheartedly
In our world—the art of puppetry Where the primary goal is the audience’s gaiety This love for my one and only Reverie has no place and is considered unseemly.
Sorry if I have left you, my beloved Reverie For there is no such thing as love in puppetry… Forgive me for I followed the norms of society I loved you but if you think I dumped you, then let it be
I know I’m a coward for I instead married a human— a woman with dignity whose name was Valerie…
Written - 11/2/11 The puppeteer's side of the story.