In Cameo
on Sheila Ash (India), 10/Oct/2015 05:20, 34 days ago
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8 lines curve upon the screena minimalist caricatureof the puppet master.the music beginsGunoud’s Funeral March of a Marionettehis silhouette floats byan eternal cameo.definitive, trademarkedtotally identifiablethis self deprecating cartoon of his old man’s curve.the ponchy, chubby, tubby soulthis master of suspense looksweirdly like an elder Tintin without his trusted dog.He’s suited upHairline recedingdouble chin flapping as he walks and talksThose eyes, peering down his nosethrough glasses that were never thereOver his pug dog droopy jawspenetrating, demanding, interrogating,making us look deep into our own soulsmaximising the fear we see within.he always appeared slightly alooffrom his herd of actorslike his camerasprops for his craftpitching up to transform us into willing voyeursto bring our gaze in closeonly to find him there“in cameo”© Sheila Ash, 2015 ashramblings
