Of course the title
\nof this piece
\ndepicts a nightmare:
\nyou have been heading for an
\nappointment with somebody
\nimportant<\/p>\n
(like St. Peter at the Pearly gates?)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
and you realize
\npeople are looking at you and
\nyou are in the mall
\nnaked<\/p>\n(like swimming under water against the deadly undertoad?)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
but consider this:<\/p>\n
(voiceover: a la Rod Serling . . .)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
an anonymous but thoughtful man
\nwalks in a large upscale mall
\nin the centre of a very busy downtown.<\/p>\nhe observes the wide variety
\nof dress worn by women
\nhe wonders what motivated them
\nwhy some are dressed
\nas if they were in the middle of
\ncleaning the oven and had to
\nget down to the mall
\nfor some extra J-Cloths\u2122
\nsome as if they just stepped out
\nof their Cover Girl\u2122 shoot
\nsome as if they are headed
\nfor an interview as the new
\nCEO of Exxon\u2122
\nsome as if they had
\njust temporarily abandoned
\na medieval cloister
\nand some as if
\nthey were going to bust
\nMr. T\u2122 on the nose<\/p>\nand he wonders
\nwhat difference it would make
\nif appearance were irrelevant
\nand we were all
\nnaked at the mall<\/p>\n(end, Serling voiceover)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Of course the title of this piece depicts a nightmare: you have been heading for an appointment with somebody important (like St. Peter at the Pearly gates?) and you realize people are looking at you and you are in the … Continue reading