Want to buy some illusions,
Slightly used, second-hand?
They were lovely illusions,
Reaching high, built on sand.
They had a touch of paradise,
A spell you can’t explain.
For in this crazy paradise
You are in love with pain…I sell them all for a penny—
They make pretty souvenirs.
Take my lovely illusions,
Some for laughs, some for tears.
—Friedrich Hollander, “Illusions”
Bonus, also from A Foreign Affair: “Black Market”: “No ceiling, no feeling, a very smooth routine…”
As usual, right on! You have the gift of picking the perfect song or quote for the situation.
Posted by: catsknit | 16 December 2007 at 22:02