Design for Living

Strange, today, these ready antidotes to dolor –
radiating frames of color – curving lines –
swelling into art nouveau designs –

spelling out symmetrical geometries –
soothing in their sophistries – persuading you
to think of you alluringly among them

with your foot around your neck. There’s nothing
you would not pursue to conjure up, construe –
protect – the fond illusion of a view.

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