Six decades of life
You pulled my strings
Made me dance
To all the tunes you sing
Pride
Guilt
Fear
Vanity
Greed
Pleasure
Judgement
You wove those strings
Through my mind
Exploiting every weakness
You could find
Caused me to waste
A lot of love
And so much time
I can’t turn back the clock
Undo the damage done
I don’t know how much
Time is left
But at the end
You will not have won
It took a lifetime
For me to find
The scissors to cut
These strings that bind
I’ve figured it out
I’m sharpening the blade
It’s time to set right
This mess you’ve made
With each string that’s cut
More Light shines through
Pushing back the darkness
Your lies can no longer
Hide the Truth
As time brings in another year
I remember who I am
And why I’m here
You’re a part of me
I cannot completely
Release you
But I can surely
Release me
You will always be there
Whispering in my ear
Trying to get my attention
No longer the puppeteer
You’re only one aspect
Of my multi faceted self
As the strings are cut
I do not fall
Light gets brighter
I rise higher
Thru it all
Standing up
By letting go
I will diligently hold
The scissors ready
To cut new strings
You try to sew
Reminding myself
You’re not as important
As you would have me think
You are no longer
In control
You’re just
My old
Ego
E.A. Fussell
05.18.2023
E. A. Fussell 