Submissions by Pavani

strategically frayed jeans.
stone-washed top.
bought yesterday,made to look years old.

pretty,black,toe-pinching loafers, from the 'casual' range in jimmy choo.

just-rolled-out-of-bed hair,
courtesy of jakkob from the salon.

junk jewelry expensive enough
to feed a third world country.

water tattoos, refreshed religiously every night.
tanning sessions every month, the tone 'slightly sunburnt'.

"i don't care what i look like.
i don't care what you think of me.
i am a REAL PERSON."

to ugly bob,
and fat fred,
and hairy harry,
and balding bradley.

everybody talks about dark, tall, chiseled and handsome.
so here's to pale, short, flabby and hideous.

everything has to have an opposite.
you're the opposite of our prince charming.

with your armor of tinfoil and the aging grey donkey you ride,
you're the classic definition of "repulsive".

but hey, wanna hear a secret?
we can't take our eyes off you.

so here's to you,
antifantasy.