puppets

we want
others to be who we want
them to be.
to be the Gods they are not.
we want them to do things
we want
them to do.
behave in a way
that makes us believe
that they are ours.
we want, like puppets,
to pull
their strings.
to dance when we need
them to dance,
to sing, when
we want them to sing.
how strange we are in
thinking others can make
us happy.