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La Bohemia Poetry Award - October 2001

Green Girl - 17/10/2001

High Street reflections
brought you to me.
A dozen photogenic echoes
of your singular splendour.

Oh so subtle persuasion
with a brilliant flash
of charm and teeth,
camera and fame,

lured you to my studio.
Where I dazzled with finery,
heartfelt assurances
and soothing rhetoric.

The camera inveigled
away your inhibitions
exploited your naivety,
captured your innocence.

Tears were appealing,
but not for mainstream,
though that look in your eyes
received a handsome cheque.

Now you assault and berate,
beat me with accusations
and weapons of hysterics,
of conscience and of morals.

I need neither dear girl,
for now that certain quality
has abandoned you,

all I need are the negatives.
 
© Nicholas Vosper 2001