Costumed men trying
Desperately to impress
Costumed paramours
Bad jokes and humors
Fake lashes and furtive eyes
Laughter dissembling
Comb overs, up-do’s
Bad cologne, perfume and lies
False codes and signals
Compacts and powder
Cold sores and blisters, lip gloss
Peroxide and lies
We hide from our fears
Clowning, overconfident
Scuffed shoes and threadbare
