See my new clothes!
No seams, No threads, the best!
Extremely expensive:
Paying more for less!
Be it Carnival in T&T
Or Kadooment in Bim,
New clothes are no clothes;
Do note my spin.
It is trick or treat
For the easily misled
Regarding the many disillusions
We are daily fed.
Fake it till you make it!
Believe it and you have it!
Such new clothes are no clothes:
Not a single stitch!
It’s in the church too
And very prominent as well,
Just close your eyes and make believe
I hear believers tell.
Can you see what I see?
Just have faith,
My friend, it is as simple as that
To keep pace.
Man, it is like magic:
Illusion, delusion and trick,
Those new clothes are no clothes
Don’t you trip!
Especially you ladies,
Please pay close attention!
Your make-believe new clothes
Are a no invention.
Much exists in our mind
And also in our dreams
And very often in today’s world
It is what it seems.
The apparent is real
In our very unreal world
And in the most unlikely places
There are fake pearls.
And so, we step out
Feeling mighty great,
Believing we are what we are not
Unaware of our state.
A fool’s paradise:
In new brand no clothes,
And at the morally sane and stable
We turn up our nose.
For they are naked
And can’t acquire our attire,
In our new clothes no clothes
We advertise for hire.
To the highest bidder
We are dressed to kill
And in our new clothes no clothes
We live to thrill.
Whatever your imagination,
Just believe it is real
And ignore that innocent child
That says you’ve failed.
Even in their fantasy
Children see our nakedness
And are very quick at times
To point out our mess.
New clothes no clothes!
Be careful what you wear,
Having on absolutely nothing
Is far worse than a tear.
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest,
I am rich,
And increased with goods,
And have need of nothing;
And knowest not
That thou art wretched,
And miserable, and poor,
And blind, and naked.
Stewart Russell © March 12, 2025
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