From The Lab

Sham Grandeur

Flashbulbs pop, watch the frenzy grow,
The masses are crowding the streets
For front seat views in captive shows.

Thin steel lines dividing the freaks,
Confusing the fools for the fools,
Where all are shades and none unique.

World renowned with none of the tools,
Structure-less, they were bound to fall,
False one's envy defies the rules.

The moment approaches, enthralled,
Excitement takes over the mind;
All for one, with nothing for all.

Faced with ill truth, the quick will find
The images are ugly, grotesque
Is reflected back, sans the grind.

Without the struggle, the duress,
Privilege distorts the real world,
Blind to the price, purchased for less.

Accepting the stone as a pearl,
Wishing the spotlight shone on them.
Watch as the tragedy unfurls.