What the beginning half of the poem reminded me of was this thing I participate in called Model United Nations. It is basically all about avoiding the real issue at hand, and shifting the focus of the person you're debating with to a different, easier to solve, issue. I think that this poem covers both philosophical and physical avoidance, which is to say that not only are people avoiding physical truth (ie makeup) but truths about the nature of life (fiction vs. reality).

Very good analysis. Thank you for the comment. It is about that, and it is also about basic avoidance of the big white elephant in the middle of the room. It can be equated to any aversion to reality.