painted into a corner
by Paul Sands
I paint myself inspired, intense,
dismayed but remain just a fat old man
who can’t get laid
such a contrary slut
bathing myself in the corporate filth
served in Styrofoam cups
the master of diversion
ooh look
the circus is in town
maybe now is my chance
to pull up and over and run away
with a tired old sawdust queen
sold as seen
amidst this arid contemplation
of sequins and tights
I move aside for the mirrored blue
lights that attend the latest
mess of bent manufacture
and twisted necks
retune the radio
and make of it the best I can
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Words that were written whilst seeing an ugly reflection in the glass of a fast food eatery and old eyes staring back from a rear view mirror.
IMAGE: “Canasta” by Ed Paschke (1983).
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