3255. ENAMEL SHELLAC

ENAMEL SHELLAC

Or I don't know; the difference, the shine,
the sheen, the finish. Some vegetable matter,
some chemical sludge. Whatever is mirrored
becomes the sign of the shine - and all that
finish then goes for naught. I never knew
what any of it mattered, and don't now,
for sure. I go and just look away.
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Jim McCracken told me once that 'the beauty
of the glimmer comes from a well-rubbed
finish, and the better it's rubbed the more
it glows. That's what people most react
to.' Like he knows? Like me? I went,
and just looked away.
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All that work, and no opinion, really.
It never matters to me; just can't
worked up like the others all do.
Beauty and shine. Quality too -
the only thing it adds up to is
price. Higher by a few,
more expensive too,
and then all those
wanting people
just want
more.