Stilettotterer
She totters as she trots across the street
On spindly, thin-shin shanks that
Could not dance a dodgy, rocky foxtrot.
This would-be vamp is hobbled
In her shaky, rakish steps
That wobble cock-eyed, knock-kneed,
In her lust for shoe-supremacy.
This dainty demoiselle is held
To be no stately, graceful gazelle
But gawky like a new-born, gauche giraffe
And yet she preens and prances,
Thinks she's elegant, not elephant,
But, tragically, she only makes us laugh!
Elaine Booth
Wed 6th Jul 2011 22:07
Very much enjoyed this poem. Very vivid image and so true! You convey the humour well - amused tone. "In her lust for shoe-supremacy" is very funny! Great alliteration, btw.