21st C Juliet

 + 21st C Juliet +
Another day of faked expectations
Tan dabbed from a bottle
Scrubbed bright white gleaming smile
Tights chosen from the good drawer
Skirt borderline suitable for business
An extra button popped on blouse
Teetering on ambitiously high heels
All clothed around tight perfection
Gym engineered by a focused mind
Aerobics tai-bo jazz-cycling step
Done them all and sweated out
Cosmopolitans and late night rendezvous
Searching for the most perfect knight
To be honoured with this prize
Until then so many egotistical frogs to kiss
So many uncomfortable nights far from home
Is the hardened life of modern Juliet.