FACADE
red sweater,
feel better?
What a fine actress you are,
you must be a Hollywood Star,
too bad you’re crammed in a jar
the jar is glass,
you’re jammed in fast,
so stuffed you can’t open your eyes,
Tell the world it’s a rose-colored surprise
Play your role until your demise
scarred wrist,
scary twist
Come, dear, give us a smile,
show us your charm and your style,
make the drama worth our while
dead gray,
wasted away,
Loved ones now gone astray
Who cares anyway, it’s a game they play,
Beautiful life-dreams
snuffed out in the ashtray
- - CRONIN DETZZ
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FACADE
Written 7/11/95
Inspiration
This poem talks about "drama" and "Play your role" because as long as a patient learns to follow the rules of the hospital, he/she will be released.