THE PUPPET MASTER

She is silent

She listens well

Observe she does

She speaks not much

Aloof she not

Soul sisters since first meet

You trust her

She knows your secrets

She pretends she cares

Advice she gives

She says its best

Listen to her you do

A mistake it was, you then realize

She is watching you from a corner

She smiles, the evil smile

Her plan worked she thinks

You seek for her help

She is no more

“How did she change?” you wonder

Backstab she did

She used you

She maneuvered so well

You were blinded

You danced to her tunes

She pulled your strings

She was the one

The real puppet master

How long can she carry this on?

A year or two?

Her cover blows up

Now she is out in the open

One by one her puppets she loseth

You hear her no more

“What’s next?” you think

The calm before the storm you feel

She is silent

Randila Withanarachchi

EBH 2021