If There Were No Paintings

If there were no paintings in the world
Mine would be very important
Same with my songs
Since this is not the case, let us
Make haste to get in line
Well towards the back
Sometimes I would see a woman in a magazine
Humiliated in the technicolour glare
I would try to establish her
In happier circumstances sometimes a man
Sometimes living persons sat for me
May I say to them again:
Thank you for coming to my room
I also loved the objects on the table
Such as candlesticks and ashtrays
And the table it'self
From a mirror on my desk
In the very early morning i copied down
Hundreds of self-portrait's
Which reminded me of one thing or another
The Curator has called this exhibition
Drawn to Words i call my work
Acceptable Decorations