The Misfit
(a story in haiku)
A sales gown
shimmered
Hope. Promise. Belle
of the Ball.
But so last season,
Finds Bargain Belle,
shunned
Hov’ring, not quite
fitting in
This Designer World.
Labels matter in
This crowd of shallow
no-ones
Who think they’re someone.
They think they’re
special
And mock as oiks,
newcomers
Who flaunt bargain buys
All unknowingly.
Don’t know their
Jimmy Choos from
Their Miu Mius. Miaow …
Miaow. Poor lost
Belle
Adrift in bargain
glad rags
In a viper’s nest.
5 comments:
Love this, the story it tells, the issues it raises and how it's told in Haiku...much more effective than a long story. I hope Belle learns to express herself with her clothes without caring one bit about what other people think! It's a journey I ve made from when I was young....one of the advantages of growing older! Go Belle !
Me too Irena 😱Have turned up at events totally inappropriately dressed because I bought a, usually colourful, bargain I couldn’t resist 😂
I have to say that what concerns me most is the photo of the young lady wearing a ball-gown in the middle of the dirty road -- I wouldn't like to put that in the wash. :)
I really like pieces such as this; it's always nice to read -- or hear! -- a story arranged in stanzas.
Alex
Actually we were passing by a Chinese fashion shoot taking place in the road with the Eiffel Tower as a background - so not a normal ball gown venue at all!!
Such a clever haiku Liz, I still haven't managed one. I like the sense of disdain Belle shows for those wo are not fashion-savvy.
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