The Supermodel

"You were fabulous!"

The designer exclaimed,

And Ana smiles

As she takes one more shot

Of tequila sunrise.

 

Another successful show

Is all that matters.

She's living hear dream, after all-

Of becoming a supermodel.

Now her life's supposedly on full throttle.

She spends another night

In some five star hotel;

Another infamous man

Slowly touching her bare.

Five am she goes home

To her untouched apartment.

She passes by her mirror

And looks at herself with intent.

Critiques all say she's beautiful-

All of her skin and bones-

That's why she's always centerfold.

They say she's fairest of them all.

She stares at her reflection-

Her sunken cheeks,

Smeared black mascara,

Translucent skin.

She's every girl's dream-

Until she takes off her blond hair

And makeup-

And sees all that's left of her.

 

Yet again, she's on the catwalk.

Seeing the critiques talk,

She struts her stuff

In Coco Chanel.

Yes, they're talking about her,

Admiring her beauty.

After all, she's THE supermodel.

 

"You were fabulous!"

The designer exclaimed.

Yet again,

Ana smiles

As she takes

Another shot

Of tequila sunrise.

 

 

Reviews

[Manda]

wow this was a great piece! it was descriptive and everything! really got the feel for this piece! the flow and grammar was nice too! =)

[Soul Magic✯]

great piece. this shows the some reality in modeling career. i enjoyed reading this piece

[Abhinav]

Ahh, loved this one too....tis was utterly enjoyable and I really agree with 'Punishment' down below.....witty too
a good write:)))

Abby

[J. Alexis Balaguer]

Such good use of a consistent manifestation of false idealism.
I like this Rach. Witty and sad in its brevity.

Punishment

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

I really enjoyed this poem .It seems to be a struggle of light and dark...and you used the Supermodel as the perfect vehicle to transfer the imagery. I find it similar to Forest Gump. It can be enjoyed at face value,
but also has layers of deep issues that can dug through. I love pieces that are written on multiple levels.
Great Job! This poem could be discussed for an hour...easily.