Key Poem by iris shih

Still
Steel
People around are like porcupine
But at least better than durian
Shining soft on the outfit
Calculative and protective in the depth
Different forms and types
Yet far away from genuine say
Telling you to open up
Telling you to aim at the bright
Meanwhile hurting you deep inside
Playing the role of angel and demon
So they claim
How about do a swap
Let’s hurt they back and then pat their back
Comforting the complaints
A way of politics
Open your eyes
Search what works
Smile on the outside
Bell of Jokes hung around the coat
Socializing techniques are what to do
Be humble be listening to be gentle
Be respectful be righteous be reflective
Until you find out that’s not the currency
Time is a show
Life is a show
speaks what’s comfortable
follow the forecomers’ flow
or else comes the course of insults around the turning table