You can relegate it to TV.
Donna Stack
Princess and the Pea (the pea), Down feather brocade Asian floor pillows, monitor and video. The video is looped to display a single pea as it slowly dries out and becomes plump again.
Or wrap it in a rug.
Fred Muram, Rug
You can banish it to the back pasture in your mind.
Grant Barnhart, Way of the Warrior
You can set it on fire…
Lauren Grossman, The Pentecost
Or turn it into a joke.
Grossman again. Drunkard
You can wipe your personal slate clean.
If all else fails, you can praise it.
Jack Daws, Nike Branding Iron
That’s what art is for.
Brilliant!