history is made once
and written about
from jig-sawed letters
cut from the murk of memory
a penned past creates a scene
with characters like a puppet show
manipulated by the string man’s hands
emoted with the twisting of wrists
strength of dialogue accent choice
all guided by the script
so to really know a truth
that once breathed suffered was afraid
and joyous broken-hearted and hopeless
inspirational or miraculous
be suspicious
especially if you clearly see
there are strings attached