Plastic .

     
     
     
U-PVC shrouds cheeks      
like vinyl forklift seats      
stolen for the Bobcat      
to hide diamonds  
while floating  
circumferences of the law      
     
Smiling,  
“work is done”      
believing we are miners      
Having never set foot      
on open pits
It's done for blood;  
sometimes money      
Just to watch  
gift-wrapped smiles  
and  “thank you honey”      
     
Lips full of nylon beads      
filling Thermosetting Polymers      
blinding the eyes      
welded in place
by fusion of melted PVC      
     
Staring in the mirror      
     
This make up    
that I wear      
is not permanent;  
washing away    
in water  
 
     
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