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Body of Lies

Upon the font of a photograph
the full frontal magazine
slick press and press up
muscles in paper cut
the shape
the form
the make up
exponent of the elastic wonder push up

Squeeze the stone
for one drop of inspirations blood
should look like that
should program to that
such a tailored beauty
to ripple succulent
in proportions sexual
defines this image by its subtlety 

And each craving fad of a plastered ad
for the supine dictator
upon a screen
a magazine
leads all to unwarranted perfection
flawless individual attention
to a colourless world
in the mirrors domain of one reflection

Saved by digital contortion
a world of demographic fashion
think
feel 
appeal
fit the puzzle of the peg
into a brand and live by its label
be an individual

Body image of a photograph
the full frontal publisher
designs its cancer
press up to muscles up
in paper cut the shape
the form be made up in make up
elastic wonder of who they are not

Dissatisfaction for the promises of lies
those celluloid images of the selective prize
lay one ounce of fat
one judgments depiction of the ugly
sneers aloof in disdainful cruelty
and by its body
sells
the destruction and construction
of individuality

Copyright © Colin Mitchell Williams | Year Posted 2019

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 8/26/2019 1:49:00 PM Hello Collin Mitchell Williams, yes i do agree that cancer is ugly. I feel that there should be a cure for all types of cancer. My sister has Lung cancer.Have a nice day my friend. Login to Reply Colin Mitchell Williams Date: 10/23/2019 5:29:00 PM Hi Darlene, yes cancer is ugly, my mother died at a very early age from a brain tumor. It is indeed a traumatic thing to watch and to have, no less traumatic for those who have to go through it with the people who have it. I also wish you a nice day. ... ps cures for cancer do exist, we just aren't told about them, we have to find out for ourselves.