Designer love;

Branded.

Machine stamped ©opyrighted across
Sandy heels and shoulder blades
Places no one ever bothers to check
(made in love '91)
Tanned arms boast faded BEST BEFORE –
Water smudged ink runs
Across anorexic arms
(as if trying to make herself last forever)

Strappy stilettos laced at ankle length
Fake furs around sexy leather miniskirts with
Skimpy lace underwear
(Pierre cardin on live display)
Plain face painted fluorescent rainbow,
Discotheque colours making spotlight love
(blending, filling in, spacing out)

Cutout smiles super-glued onto
Flawless complexion, radiant skin displaying
Unblinking brown eyes.
Pull the invisible string and she says,
I LOVE YOU.
(but those words mean nothing
coming from her)
DO YOU LOVE ME?

Maybe if you looked hard enough
You would find the tag that read,
100 percent plastic
(completely washable.)