Illusion and Lobby Boredom

Some work days I spend a lot of time alone. Today was one of those days. It's too cold for guests to want to hang out in the lobby and my coworkers were busy throughout the hotel. I do a lot of reading, dusting, tidying up. Today I found myself alone with this brand new navy Sharpie. I looked around the lobby for something I could draw on and found a newspaper. This resulted in some smelly fun because wow do those markers stink! Not the best poem but it was entertaining for a bit.

Illusion

allegory illusion

achieve power

facsimile posed

backdrops, props

veracity bolstered

light bounces off the subject

travels through the lens

photographs with the power of truth

colorized cheeks blushed

velvet, silk and sequins

coat and turban

truth through fiction

elaborately

combining faces

painted

creating image

embodies truth

attention fixed on iconography

aesthetics draw

vibrant fronts

plain backs

heart endows speech and mind

writing follows the body

dangling patterns

recurring mantras

sacred syllables

writing forms sacred shapes

script peaceful

artists drew graceful reliquary

composition harmonious soothing vibrant

hand prints imbue power

pale as smoke

the enduring touch

blessing

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