Ineligible bachelors

Standing, sad and gray
covered in braided gold chains
that twirl and unlock to make out grand letters
trilby hats stacked and cocked to the side
30 minute shadows grow like black weeds
piercing through pores like mid-evil spears
a revolt against middle-aged mediocrity
YSL bags under deeply pocketed eyes
reveal miles crossed, the furtive search
for brand name meaning
foot on top of pedestals
weary yellow curled toe nails
poke their way out of undersized plastic flip-flops
Charcoal fly wings cover pale and emaciated calves
in stark contrast
to a grossly overworked upper body
confidence from the waist up
dressed and wrapped like shining Christmas gifts
silver, blue, red and white
swirl across the sparsely haired chest
Hawaiian tee-shirts screaming
thickly trimmed tortoise shell frames
leaning slightly forward
in a desperate attempt to stand out and up
against the greasy skid jump of a nose
sprinkled with blackheads
disguised as sun-kissed freckles (feigning health)
forgetting their origins
in the shocking pink of it all
an exhibition of caricatures
colored and removed from natural habitats
leaving behind cubicles with random pictures
tacked into blue felt partitions
amidst cacophonous symphony of rings, bleeps and shuffling
the caged listless animals
let loose
prowling squeamishly on presumably trendy streets
filled with UGG laden damsels secreting money and honey highlights
prancing
in front of made-up men
doing a peacock-feathered rumba
putting the Queen on display
like a cheap prostitute in ripped fish-nets
creative scarlet lipstick bleeding outside the lines
the crass walk of fame
echoing with the footsteps of pointed two-toned
flat carnival shoes
click, clack, click, clack
an almost sexual cooing call
pronouncing a muted desperate cry
of a people lost
still fumbling, crumbling
at the feet of deceptive gods
while some hide behind lush burgundy velvet curtains
cackling at the sheer absurdity
of grown men with piercingly white teeth
decorated in gold caps
(no silver lining in sight)









Dating Electric, Fabulous photography by Adrian Samson, located in the reception area of the Proximity building. Amateur renditions shot by yours truly.