Monday, 3 January 2022

getting ready for the party

 Trying to mask 

body odour 

with some musk 

or ittar 

trying to compress 

wide expanse of 

prosperity 

into tininess of 

 austerity 

tying pleats 

and  folds

of silk and muslin 

over corpulent 

odoriferous meat

plastering 

and laying 

layers of paint 

to cover up 

disdain , despair 

occasional evil 

trying to sweeten 

the tongue with 

honey and flooze 

be careful of  booze

that may let loose 

gossip and secrets

slandering 

and sledging .




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