the words weren't mine

at that time a strolling man on TV
was saying something from thirteen something
was successful because it was the soul
of an individual directly
speaking to other individuals

it’s not about the trappings of the age
but the need to complete your own journey

Eddie paused the eyeliner in mid air
black lashes wide and a slip of a sigh
in tender exasperation failing
to trail the cackle                just fancy Nuncle
this wig and this ingénue complexion
and this silver sharp monochrome one piece
and this voice of mine is only a sign