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Friday, 16 October 2020

SHADES OF FABRICATION

 

SHADES OF FABRICATION

By Peter Woodgate 

Business colours


disguised as team shirts

worn by players

who, with one swift kick

of the Nike boot, earn

the equivalent

of one year’s labour.

 

Brain cells educated,

by the advertisements,

having us believing

costly is excellence.

 

Side by side,

on the rail,

in the charity shop,

Versace and Winfield

are equal in the eyes

as they pass through the fingers

of the one who relies,

on simple tog value.  

 

Copyright Peter Woodgate

3 comments:

  1. Nice idea. When the chips are down comfort is all that matters. Nice piece...

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  2. Yep - vultures disguised in fine feathers.

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  3. Lovely description of social finery/trickery - I guess they’ll all be wearing joggers or pyjamas now under a shirt and tie for their dial-in online meetings

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