I hate the way TV personalities

stare at me

from the screen

like they know me

like they wanna talk or

hold my hand

or reach in and

rub my heart

 

the way they fucking

smile

from their perfect

made-up flesh

 

they say ‘I am this

and

you want to be me

to know me

to look like me

come this way and I’ll

show you

a thousand pounds and

a holiday for two’

 

and as the audience laughs

coz it’s told to

as the show’s jingle plays

 

as wars go on and

leaders climb and crumble

 

as death exists

forever

like a game show host

but with

better hair and

a dirtier grin

 

they don’t know

who the fuck they’re

talking to

 

if they did

they’d

never talk this way

again

 

so I turn over

and think:

 

the stars are

too complex to

ever fathom

 

so don't try to