It happens always, no exception


Peeling paint and peeling glory




Wood is cured
protected
by paint made
from minerals and animal oils
and for centuries
the houses
lived and breathed
and paled gently in the summer light
and were brushed and painted again


and held against the tooth of time
the winter frosts and summer glare


then came the modern time
and coats of numb and breathless plastic


the living coats were glossed over
by the nincompoops of modern days
and sealed the wood
choked the pores
enclosed the natural humidity inside
the plastic skin


and the wood began to rot
the houses began to suffocate
and the topcoats peeled away
once the wood beneath
was beyond repair


sic transit gloria mundi


yes
it is all and the same
all glory pasted on
to living breathing beings
peels off
in time

the glory of public plastic opinion
glosses for a while
but kills for ever
what it coats
for just a time





Poetry by Teddy Donobauer
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Written on 2009-10-16 at 09:08

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J. E.
You speak words of wisdom. Often have I pondered upon this (being part of the plastic generation). Thank you.
2009-10-16


Rob Graber
Great analogy (though I admit to liking the vinyl siding sheathing my own home)!
2009-10-16