To all those enslaved by vanity
Ornament
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I will not take the bait
No matter how tempting
And you know how tempting you are
Images mean nothing to me
They bare no resemblance to inner substance
The very atoms of matter I thought you were
And you are
Unbeknown to me and you
Still that substance
We are both blinded now by your beauteous shell
It shines so bright
Around the dark
Inner core
That hollow space
Where your little true self resides
The brightness of the outside is the deceiving one
So alluring
I will not travel toward the light at the end of this tunnel
Turn off your high beams and come get me if you want me
I will not hold my breath.
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© Katherine Anne Brenner 2003
~~~~~~~~~
I will not take the bait
No matter how tempting
And you know how tempting you are
Images mean nothing to me
They bare no resemblance to inner substance
The very atoms of matter I thought you were
And you are
Unbeknown to me and you
Still that substance
We are both blinded now by your beauteous shell
It shines so bright
Around the dark
Inner core
That hollow space
Where your little true self resides
The brightness of the outside is the deceiving one
So alluring
I will not travel toward the light at the end of this tunnel
Turn off your high beams and come get me if you want me
I will not hold my breath.
_________________________________
© Katherine Anne Brenner 2003