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The Puppet: The Show Always Begins With Love
There is something the world always asks when finally an abuse victim leaves, runs away and escapes. “Why didn’t he / she do it earlier?”
Survival is a process. It happens over seconds, minutes, hours, days and months and sometimes, years. It takes the accumulation of courage against fear, one drop, one blow, one bruise at a time. It means the bottling up of tears and donning the smiling mask a million times just to stay alive. And writhing in guilt for letting oneself be hurt.
The Puppet, a series of 11 poems, ten acts with a final act, is a tribute to all who have survived and dared to stand up and to leave. It is a humble attempt to tell the ones who are suffering that it is okay to leave. It is a mild reminder to the tentative to recognize the symptoms early and cut loose as soon as possible.
Above all, it is a journey to self-realization, self-discovery and self-actualization and a bold warning against being a puppet to anyone or anything – be it a friend, a parent, a partner, the system or even materials or ideologies.
Survival is a process. It happens over seconds, minutes, hours, days and months and sometimes, years. It takes the accumulation of courage against fear, one drop, one blow, one bruise at a time. It means the bottling up of tears and donning the smiling mask a million times just to stay alive. And writhing in guilt for letting oneself be hurt.
The Puppet, a series of 11 poems, ten acts with a final act, is a tribute to all who have survived and dared to stand up and to leave. It is a humble attempt to tell the ones who are suffering that it is okay to leave. It is a mild reminder to the tentative to recognize the symptoms early and cut loose as soon as possible.
Above all, it is a journey to self-realization, self-discovery and self-actualization and a bold warning against being a puppet to anyone or anything – be it a friend, a parent, a partner, the system or even materials or ideologies.
29 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 15, 2020
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About the author
Hamna Labeeb
6 books25 followersDr. Hamna Labeeb has been a poet and story-writer long before she decided to be a Homoeopathic Physician. Until March 2022, she wrote under the pseudonym 'Sana Rose' under which she published two novels and poetry collections. Her debut novel Sandcastles was shortlisted for ARL Literary Award 2018 for Best Author Shortlist. Her second novel The Storyteller came out in 2020. Currently, she is working on her third novel, which is a psychological thriller.
She was one among the 52 poets published in the anthology Breaking Silence – A Poetic Lifeline from Slavery to Love (2013). Her poetry has appeared in online journals like The Sketchbook Journal, The Galway Review, Rat's Ass Review (April 2016), Ithalukal (an e-zine by Keralites in Singapore) and she was one of the two featured poets in the May 2016 Issue of the Ashvamegh International Journal of English Literature. Her poetry has also appeared in the Shakespeare-themed Anthology, Shakespeare Sings published by the Publication Division of Farook College (Calicut) in 2017.
She holds a Masters in Applied Psychology and moved careers from medical practice to the fields of mental health care and content marketing apart from the creative writing pursuit. Currently, she lives in Kadalundi, a seaside town in the Calicut district of Kerala, with her husband and daughter.
She was one among the 52 poets published in the anthology Breaking Silence – A Poetic Lifeline from Slavery to Love (2013). Her poetry has appeared in online journals like The Sketchbook Journal, The Galway Review, Rat's Ass Review (April 2016), Ithalukal (an e-zine by Keralites in Singapore) and she was one of the two featured poets in the May 2016 Issue of the Ashvamegh International Journal of English Literature. Her poetry has also appeared in the Shakespeare-themed Anthology, Shakespeare Sings published by the Publication Division of Farook College (Calicut) in 2017.
She holds a Masters in Applied Psychology and moved careers from medical practice to the fields of mental health care and content marketing apart from the creative writing pursuit. Currently, she lives in Kadalundi, a seaside town in the Calicut district of Kerala, with her husband and daughter.
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August 16, 2020
Ever since I got Kindle Unlimited subscription, I set on my journey to discover books of diverse genre and I'm so glad to have stumbled upon this beautiful short poetry book.
"Let’s solemnly swear not to be used, chained and made to dance to the whims of The Puppeteers who come in many different forms and roles."
The short poems divided into different acts of the same story, depicts different phases of us being turned and used as 'Puppets' by 'Puppeteers' who enter our lives with a facade of being our well-wishers.
Act by act, we'll get to see the transformation of the Puppet to break free of the shackles when the realisation dawns upon it, suffocates it.
Beautifully crafted, these poems leave a profound impact on the readers heart and mind to ponder upon for a long time.
"Let’s solemnly swear not to be used, chained and made to dance to the whims of The Puppeteers who come in many different forms and roles."
The short poems divided into different acts of the same story, depicts different phases of us being turned and used as 'Puppets' by 'Puppeteers' who enter our lives with a facade of being our well-wishers.
Act by act, we'll get to see the transformation of the Puppet to break free of the shackles when the realisation dawns upon it, suffocates it.
Beautifully crafted, these poems leave a profound impact on the readers heart and mind to ponder upon for a long time.
August 19, 2020
The kind of book that grows on the reader. With each passing chapter, the author had meticulously wielded the tools of allusion in her vast repertoire to paint the different phases of horror an abuse victim comes across.
ACT III - “ When I was resurrected from the old box under the dark staircase, he had the colour of my past.”
Need I say more ?
ACT III - “ When I was resurrected from the old box under the dark staircase, he had the colour of my past.”
Need I say more ?
August 21, 2020
THE PUPPET by Sana rose . such a beautifull heart touching series of poem.
its about resilience.
survival is recurring theme in this poem, survival of abuse. in this, she explores and reflects the spirit of determination and preservense is that needed to survive .
highly recommend as a motivation for all kind or readers.
its about resilience.
survival is recurring theme in this poem, survival of abuse. in this, she explores and reflects the spirit of determination and preservense is that needed to survive .
highly recommend as a motivation for all kind or readers.
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