Jeffree Skewes ~ This face must die

All along we knew it true
this facade's a fake
obscured in daily vain
efforts posing as real

an outer character
a minor supporting star
driven and risen
top the pops

indulging pleasures
of self reflection
a world of winning
sssss success

here's the grist
behind the veil
something mist
a little white lie

I am not this mask
you see
it's contrived to conform
reality

a life fitting in
a strap-on
so easily slipped on
we danced all night

you and I pretending
to be me
oh so happily
willingly conceived

now that's done
and history's gun fired
passive seeds
we thought we need

just another brick
in the wall
a shadow and uncolored
never really 3D

enough time's wasted
and the thought of
one's last breath
is too late

show-up then you say
get a wriggle on
now life's work
is the journey

the game
a homage to knowledge
and prayers to get it right
this face must die



image: Everything / pencil, graphite on stretched canvas / 90x90cm JS