A Martian in a Beauty Salon

A fresh perspective on beauty routines

I saw an American female

With jellow in her chest

That was staining her lips

With a reddish soft mud

And staring at the other woman

In the silver world.

Another lady touched my green antennas

And asked me if

Some Mr Loreal has helped me

To achieve this colour.

Butterflies were landing on her nails.

The American with the jellow

Picked two dead flies and

Put them on her eyelids.

Then she sprinkled the air around her

With dew
From a bottle,
Looked down and smiled
At the sticks
Growing out of her heels:
‘Only $ 480! ‘Coz they were
On sale!’
I never understood why
Deformed human body parts
Are so cheap on Earth.

Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

Lol - very witty...
I wonder what the extraterrestrial would make of tramp stamps (tabloid name for ladies tattoo)

[Alex Ware]

A good surreal satire of vanity :)