A schmaltzy, eerily familiar tune that loops along, accordions swelling and shrinking, high-heeled, lipsticked women la-la-la-la-la-la-ing.
When should we run? After we have locked the door?
Is this all there is to life? Will I never feel anything grander?
No creature wants such beauty, such attention.
I know now what a smiley face can do, and I exercise it judiciously.
