
“Jeune fille inspirée par Cranach” by Pablo Picasso (1949)
Many dead and many injured
For the unassuming
Everyday is but a circus
An act balanced on frail shoulders, carries the weight of expectations
Heed the faces of the pearls
Chocking on wrinkled necks
A petition to be freed
Fall from the five feet of vanity
An expedition of confinement in contrast
Being carefree
Is flicking the pearls off the oyster’s face
Into the ocean
Performance plays itself
As a treasure chest, suffocates with urgency, contains unfathomable wit
To confess
On urgent matters
A will soaks up the scent of his mistress
For another minute
In golden silk
Gender becomes a social construct
To fuel
To fulfil
All the expectations of the expectant
Warrant a sense of purpose
To mimic the nature of the exploitation
You see
You see
As opposed to the revolution that boils inside the chest of the pearl-wearing
A one-woman war
Is a sight
Says the colonel
Inscribed on the other side of the vanity
Is a surprise
The lamp stands on a dollar bill