That air of feigned indifference
25th June 2009Excuse me? I beg your pardon, but what of the beauty? They say they saw it here at some stage past. Previously they’ve seen it wandering these very halls, but we’ve seen nothing of the sort. Nary a flicker idles by nor does a flash of sincerity do create that which is beauty. Nor does itself, beauty. Or even a beaut. Or a beau, I dare say we’ve not seen one of those in ages. We sit poised, our hair is well coiffed, our noses upturned yet only slightly as in an air but not overly so; our clothes are neat and clean and pressed, our nails trim. And yet here we sit and here we shall remain and none but pain does pay us mind.
26th June 2009 at 10:29 am
Nicely done. One thought. These are such self-centred people that I thing rather than “They say…” they’d say something like, “We have heard…” keeping the focus on themselves. Minor point I know. Loved the “beauty…beaut…beau” bit. Very funny.
26th June 2009 at 8:40 pm
Great word.
I hate the people that are like that, I will throw them alltogether in a very dirty swamp, and wait till they show how they don’t care being where they are
28th June 2009 at 11:04 am
Forsooth, the lady doth write the truth! Zounds! I am undone!
28th June 2009 at 11:07 am
Jim: Thank you, Jim, as ever. I hadn’t thought about it before but think that to me when people say ‘they say blah blah blah,’ they are usually blaming someone else for a viewpoint they themselves hold but won’t readily admit, or judging others for a viewpoint they disagree with. Which kind of fits here, too.
Mariana: I am glad this provoked such a strong reaction for you.
AUW: Thou roguish, motley-minded flap-dragon!