Man?

Man?

What is man but a puppet
Manipulated by the strings of fate
Swinging between
Pain and pleasure
Life and death
Now and eternity
Survival and extinction
Freedom and domination

What is man but a puppet
Yet at times when tragedy hits and
He looks beyond the self
With hope and resilience
Faith and conviction
Even fate takes a turn

What is man but a puppet
Yet only man can decide or choose
Not what he was but what man could be

6thXI 2005, morning