Who Will Remember .
Who will remember if the watch I wear
Is Cartier… Shabaka..or Franck Mega 4
why should they care ?
Gucchi …pack your bags and go..
who gives a toss.
Rene Lacoste ….Christian Dior …
What are you on this planet for …?
What does it matter if I’m fat or slim
or if my body suits the likes of him
or if my hair curls in or out
for Jack or Bill or Jim….!
Why should my limbs be trimmed
and toned in vain by rigours of the gym …
so I can slip into Yves St Laurent…. again !
It’s risible.
Does anybody ask if Swift perfumed his curly wig..
or wonder did old Chaucer’s pants come with a sexy zip…
…or ask what Dickens wore at night…
…or who made Schubert’s shoes or Einstein’s shirt ?
Do we remember Vermeer for his trendy hat !
Or wonder who Paul Klee’s tailor was
or where Picasso bought his soap?
Did Mozart ever worry that his breasts were far too big ?
I bet Ben Johnson never whitened up his teeth ?
And as for Bill the Bard…he’d never heard of Ossie Clarke
.and leaving for his walk in Regents Park…
Blake wisely never asked… ‘ does my bum look big in this ? ’
Does anybody get my drift ?
Kristine Byrne 2014