day in day out

Hair in a bun, enclosed in a hat,
glitter, sequins, danger red lipstick,
eyeshadow smiles hidden behind horn rimmed glasses
perched on a napoleans nose
high above mid morning stuble
as he strides past
handbag in tow
trailing elbows and winks behind
a hurricane of colour all purple and pink
muttering
'fuck 'em, fuck the lot of them'.