Life progresses with human reaction

What you say now, what you do now

How you say it, how you mean it

‘You must be a role model for your generation’

Become poise incarnate

Thus begins the transition

Become perfection for all

But

People are different

What you say and mean is not what was heard

What they understood was not what others heard

Stop - Be silent

Pay no mind to the string behind the curtain, moving the puppets mouth

Speech is delayed, thoughts reworded

Your perception is considered, their perception is considered

The translation must be complete, from unheard thought to spoken word

Hands move too much

Each motion may offend

Stop - Be motionless

Pay no mind to the strings behind the curtain, holding the puppets arms

Hands down, twitching with every spoken word

The translation must be done perfectly,

From hostile motion into neutral position

Failure is not to be tolerated, succeed without question 

Is success an easy win or a stimulating loss?

Stop - Be effortless

Pay no mind to the strings behind the curtain, holding the puppets feet

A mask created through calculated thought, repressed motion, and easy wins

Has seared itself to flesh

Becoming the seen face   

I consider, I calculate, I repress for translation

In the end I was lost in translation 

Pay no mind to the girl behind the iron barred curtains

She is nothing but a repressed thought sealed away by the puppet