Control Me, Control You, Control Us Poem by * Sunprincess *

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when alone with my thoughts, I contemplate control
and many other things so mysterious

control what exactly is this puzzling aspect of life?
an illusion, reality, wait, it's only an idea right?
or something else altogether, like a guiding force

control has no substance, control isn't tangible
yet this thing, I can see, I can hear, I can feel

control is a beautiful thing when we possess it
control is power, control is responsibility
  control is an ultimate privilege

If we lose it, we become unbalanced
no longer harmonious, we feel powerless

and behind this large grey cloud
I see a golden outline
I know the sun is there
 
yet sometimes I wonder are we puppets on a string?
and does anyone actually control anything?
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control is defined as:

to have power over something
  to direct the behavior of a person or animal
 
when I try to grasp and hold control,
I find it's a slippery bar of soap
  sliding through my fingers