Is that we don't know what we're doing.
We're like 1916 silent movie queens--
Stars of a medium too new to have any stock scenes.
Let me cake on the raccoon eyes and vamp--
You drive the open-top car, and we'll both wear enormous wide-brimmed hats.
We might be speaking Russian--
The silents keep it hid;
We can never say the wrong thing, honey,
Nor confess it if we did.
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Sigh. I so love this.
ReplyDeletewouldn't it be great to never be able to say the wrong thing and just look 'beautiful'? :)
ReplyDeleteMaybe it *is* all a silent movie--gestures larger than life, pale under make up, ever innocent in the midst of being so jaded, and you really don't need a script, just move your lips and look sultry. This is a nice one to put under my pillow tonight, Shay.
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Oh, wow!
ReplyDeleteLOVIN' those last two lines especially!
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I love "cake on the raccoon eyes," along with the comparison to the silent film era.
ReplyDeleteOoooh! How luscious and glamorous and sultry! I love it.
ReplyDeleteLove the character you created to speak these words. Give me a fan!!!
ReplyDeleteShort and sweet!
ReplyDeleteSo Young!? Not to know! O!
ReplyDelete"We're like 1916 silent movie queens--
Stars of a medium too new to have any stock scenes."
Do you suppose this is how they numb themselves into performing--or into thinking that they can stay innocent if they pretend . . . or are you thinking vampires? I think you mean "vamp" as in "A woman who uses sexual attraction to exploit men." "the Beauty of it" whew.
This reminds me of Thelma and Louise. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome ending:
"We can never say the wrong thing, honey,
Nor confess it if we did."
I love "the silents keep" as opposed to "the silence keeps." Totally different meaning, but still ... not something just any writer could come up with.