UNFASHIONABLE SPLENDOR

on the blue sky runway

cloud models

young and old, men and women, fat and slim

are displaying formalwear of fur and silk

but mostly light and comfortable everyday dresses

a show especially designed

for those bright eyes

not addicted and stuck all day

to screens big or small

A PIPE DREAM

in the deep of day

a pipe

lets out a yell

jumps to its feet

drains and shakes off

all crude oil

and sewage sludge

before turning itself

into millions of tiny translucent tubes

that connect all human hearts

to the universal refinery

drawing a long breath

of relief

it lies down

and continues

its pipe dream

WINDOWS

no window is big enough

to hold the panoramic views

of the world

so smart human beings

convert all sceneries

into virtual images

on the streets

          at the beaches
                  on the mountains

                         in the wilderness

the only scenery that remains --

people standing

                  walking

                          sitting

                                 squatting

                                          reclining

all stare at the tiny windows

in their hands

LIES, LIES, LIES

nowadays

even lie detectors

lie

if you ladies don’t believe me

just try and ask the following question

Does this dress make me look fat?