I HAVE EVEN DREAMED A LIFE OF PERFECT

Rachel Donati

I’m off – see we rich folk we buy boats

flicking Tinder on deck

swiping right or left 

you wear a fake Rolex, call it a Ro ¹

I believe, I believe in grilz

in carb-cycling & waist training.

I believe in the power of pineapple

juice (go Google it)

I have faith in Face-Tune 

in morning fittings, Moschino

in being ready to serve looks

in being on vacay my S*** is it.  ¹

I place my trust in Bae   

and in the strength of lasers, 

I have even lived a dream 

of perfect my entire body is hairless.  ²

I believe maybe my fairy tale 

has a different ending than I dreamed

it would.   But that’s OK ²

when there’s no other Queen;

in EXCLUSIVES, kissing

backstage at the NTAs

hilarious throwbacks, SPLIT

rumours and tears after rows.

I believe in continuing feuds

of throwing drinks in faces

in couture & slamming slut-shamers

but you is a broke bum liar that’s for sure.  ¹  

¹ Missy Elliot, ‘Hot’ 

² Kim Kardashian 

Rachel Donati: London born, of Italian and English heritage, Rachel’s work considers themes of popular culture, sex, the feminine voice, violence and intimacy: ‘a poetic beat and vocabulary that transports us into her world where it casts new light on our own experiences and sometimes can make us re-feel past encounters’, Hazel Press. ‘This England’ was commissioned, by Hazel Press and her work has been published in Perverse, Strix, and The Alchemy Spoon. She was shortlisted by Café Writers & Magma. Her poems might be in submission but she isn’t. She’s not a huge fan of the ‘poetry bio blurb’, more poem action and less preamble being a preference.