stonedsour's Diaryland Diary

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Airbrush

Pasty faced polaroids,

sifted through

And snivelled over,

processed and

Printed for the public,

law and order.

A trembling guileful finger

parts the curtains at the middle.

A split second glance and the folds affix,

a shadow is cast and withdrawal re-kindled.

..."Ohhh that poor hermit!"

This pixilated stranger,

the rainbow flushed out of her cheeks.

plastered up telegraph polls or

pinched and pickled iron railings,

grinning out of context with

the other poltergeist angels.

Pin-ups for the media seagulls

come to pick-clean our moral fibres.

Scapegoats for Johnny Environ

and the artisans to turn fairy

godmother ambushing the bereft

with their magic wands and devoirs.

..."ohhh let's all hold hands

and make a chain of hope!"

Endearing video footage reeled out

for bulletins and broadcasts, talk

shows, tabloids and commercials.

(but what of all the other absent souls)

..."Ohhh Isn't she a model child,

in her jim-jams hugging her

beloved mother and friends"

Now show the one with the rising damp

basement, clogged up with wall to

wall padding and blacked out

lightbulbs coated in nail varnish.

Check out the blood-spurned and

splintered broom handle hidden

in the scuzz-Bucket and the headless

yet oh so precious memories where

I scratched out my face with a jittery

and jagged fingernail.

..."Ohhh what a darling!, would you

look at the fine stitching on

the voodoo doll, oh and with the

heated pins and everything...

such a clever girl eh?"

What's the matter?

My surrogates for self abuse

not marketable enough for you?

...Smile!

2:28 p.m. - 2004-05-22

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