Tiffany Specifically

The state fell quiet
Beneath a riot
Of the obvious and ordinary,
Colors proudly primary,
The rounded edges,
Smoothest surfaces.
It is a land where everybody
Dyes their hair,
The men of black,
The women blonde.
The means and averages
Are the nicest savages.
They pull the levers,
Tie the bows,
Take up the slack
Until it's gone.
The citizens all wear
Gym pics embedded
In their daily clothes.

But now and then,
A candy-colored texture
Manages to flutter through the room,
Like Tiffany
Specifically.

Although it's certain
Like the celebrated fireflies,
They often die and leave
Far too soon - 
Remember even true believers
Have their bills and rents 
And mortgages -
Yet there's a few
Incredibly burning still.
They give me 
Like Tiffany
Specifically.

10/9/25

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