A puppet tied but no strings attached

I had enough rope
but never enough string:
in a tug of war
my shoelace broke
I drifted...
shoeless.

Reviews

[Relic]

It goes to show when our attention is on the big things, it's the little things that matter more, sometimes. ha

[JE Falcon]

I don't know if it is rope or string that we are given, or if our downfall has more to do with how much we save for that rainy day. --- Nonetheless, a lot to think about with such a short poem.

[Einstein Noodle]

such a wry sense of humor in this ... enough rope to hang one's self .. powers that be unable to control your puppet of many faces says i ... but his shoe lace has broken and he wanders without shoes no ..."on the banks of his own lagoon" (Beatles) ;)
E.

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Gene for your words, yes we only live on the length of our string we are given.

[Einstein Noodle]

true dat! ;) .................

[Lisasview]

Hi Andrew,
Fear of the unknown is what I read here. Feeling safe in where you are and not venturing out.
Your poem is one huge metaphor...well, at least that is what I thought as I read it...
Could mean oh so many things.
Lisa, early here in Spain

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you for your words Lisa.

[Lisasview]

Always my pleasure Andrew..
Hey, did you read Nymph yet?
Lisa, busy as always

[Aura]

This is interesting. When i read it, the words that stuck out to me was rope and shoelaces. What is the difference between them? Well, rope is more strong and sturdy. On the other hand, shoelaces are not as strong and its for the shoes. However, without support, we are only drifters in the wind. Without the shoelace, our shoe doesnt fit right or it isnt good anymore, what good is holding the rope, being strong, without proper support for your feet... does my thoughts make sense? Hopefully it does! Thanks for sharing!

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you aura for a great review.

[Aura]

My pleasure!

[Robert Haigh]

This conjures all kinds of surreal imagery, Andrew! Giving a human enough rope is always dangerous! lol! As for shoelaces - I have had a few of them break at inopportune times! I was at a wedding a while back, dressed to the nines, and one of my shoelaces broke! I don't carry spares (neither does anyone else, it seems!) so I had to knot the two pieces together, only to find it was too short to tie in a bow! I tied it in a knot, just to keep the shoe on my foot! Your poem reminded me of this!

[andrew mitchell]

Thank you Robert for your words. The poem was vaguely about travel and how we never venture too far from our nest hence the rope and some wander aimlessly in search of their identity well after their shoelaces brake. Something like that.