I have been imputed,
Not once but many a times,
Drawn to tawdry things,
That are --
But meretricious....
For I'm but a mendicant,
On this planet filled with folk,
Folk who look for beauty,
In things that hold no hope...
For that, I impute you all!
Simply overlooking the beauty --
That is in simplicity --
Embracing the meretricious,
As though it was your baby...
~ Shalin Jayesh Dave aka Shona