The Borkowski poet in residence takes a scathing look at the world of celebrity and its knock on effects.

This is a world encased in plastic
and driven on by image
where even the winners are losers
and the search for fame’s a scrimmage

A world coated in Teflon
where even cricket is corrupt
and the coaches can be murdered
if the ante isn’t upped

A world devoid of meaning
where Paris Hilton and Kate Moss
compete for formulaic headlines
and turn the news to dross

A world bent on escape
a world of plastic dolls
a world burning like a cigarette
a world of empty skulls

A world of shrink-wrapped singers
A world of no innocence, just experience
A world bent on escape
based entirely on appearance

A world of empty fears
and self-loathing in Las Vegas
of electric kool aid plastic vests
where truth-telling is courageous

This is a world encased in plastic
where things must stay as they seem
and news of science and religion
is buried like a bad dream

A world coated in Teflon
a world of non-stick gods
who are regularly reshuffled
to even up the odds

A world devoid of meaning
in which your aspirations
are taken and rewritten
and handed back as accusations

A world bent on escape
a world of plastic dolls
a world burning like a cigarette
a world of empty skulls

A world of shrink-wrapped singers
A world of no innocence, just experience
A world bent on escape
based entirely on appearance

A world of over-the-counter culture
of corporate speak and blah
a world where no one really cares
who or what you are

This is a world encased in plastic
where mud and grass don’t stain
and the only way of getting by
is to become stupendously vain

A world coated in Teflon
where history does not stick
and everyone encourages you
to be selfish, greedy, thick

A world devoid of meaning
that does not believe in death
and encourages you to live forever
without ever drawing breath

A world bent on escape
a world of plastic dolls
a world burning like a cigarette
a world of empty skulls

A world of shrink-wrapped singers
A world of no innocence, just experience
A world bent on escape
based entirely on appearance…

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