Calm, precise, stylized,
each step a minuet:
an exercise in control.
skin deep
skin deep
Probe the surface
and you’ll find
all the deadly sins,
plus a few extra.
Following the prescribed pattern
conceals our lustful and malevolent thoughts,
gossip and jealousy,
and the great trespass of boredom.
So hide your repulsive desires
behind a mask
and execute each figure
with a smile.
We are beautiful.
We are beautiful.
We are perfect.
We are liars.
6 comments:
The great trespass of boredom certainly resonates..i had an image of ballet dancers..i saw a programme where they danced without music and the noise of their shoes was like gunfire..and their poor bloody toes and sweaty tutus..but still beautiful and mesmerising all at once
January 22, 2014 at 9:34 AMWe are beautiful.
January 22, 2014 at 10:43 AMWe are perfect.
We are liars.
And we are legion.
What perfect lines.
SSOOO good!
January 22, 2014 at 10:46 AMThis is great work. We all have a legion of things we try to hide. This piece shows just how disgustingly alike we all are.
January 22, 2014 at 1:17 PMBut we are all beautiful. OK not in our physical aspect perhaps but real beauty is within. It jostles with those deadly sins but that's OK they just spice life up a bit.
January 22, 2014 at 8:55 PMSounds like high school. That or a Victorian ball. I've often thought the two remarkably similar.
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