Straightforward Othering Kh

"Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do." Katherine Hepburn Beauty in the mind of the beholder Labelling prejudice masks of projection Cursive weaving loops of adornment Venus hidden under Mona Lisa’s smile Mirror mirror on the cat walk’s wall I know nothing but that I know well Narcissus marvels in the golden pond A snake slithers from an apple tree William Tell shoots again from the hip Marilyn shows off curves of delight Bows to a cross of enchantment Takes another sniff of cocaine Hepburn revels in passing Morning Glory Seduces independence unveils her charm Stakes claim on Goddess of smashing seduction When the looking glass shatters to pieces Burrows wrinkles deep in the face of time Cinderella throws a shoe at the image A crossdresser debunks devouring myths of fatal femmes Hermaphrodite mounts a quick challenge on Trojan horses And after all its a plain man’s ride in a beautiful world No serenade and no rodeo when Juliet receives Romeo disguised as a bank clark from hell Counts his losses when costumes fall short And yet we classify the beast and its false allure When instead we are better advised to take value From upright meaning without mascara and shadows The scribe challenges such categorization Dips his nib into a fountain of truth and Chuckles when lip sticks kiss true virtue 03rd January 2020