The Barbie Cycle 1

Isn't Barbie an amazing phenomenon?  How those plastic idols infiltrate and mimic our lives?

Over the years I've written a few paeans about this little goddess.  Enjoy.

Barbie

we were launched in the same year, you and me:

my legs are not madly elongated: like yours

nor do my breasts proclaim the pyramids

I hope my stare is thoughtful not vapid

and bless me, my hair is more manageable.

I can grasp objects and work

my arms bend too and

I can wear flat shoes

but Barbie O Barbie

how I envy your crutch:

smooth crack- and hair- less

with only the suggestion of a declivity

behind

are you not racked by lust or guilt

eternal virgin

priestess of the impossible fuck?



Revisited in honour of Marilyn for Magpie Tales.  More dolls here

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