Allure

16" x 16" gold leaf and acrylic on box framed canvas

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I want to buy gold leaf
and get messy with paint.
I want to go out to dinner,
and be spoilt.
I want a fairy that does the dishes and cleans up after me when I cook
and who makes the house tidy when we get home from work.
I want a pedicure,
and a massage
and a leg wax (without the pain).
I want not to be too tired for sex
and fresh breath.
I want to sell a painting, and buy a house.
I want fame and fortune,
without the fame.
But I can live without all of that, because I know he loves me, for me.
Even when I'm too tired for sex,
and the kitchen is piled with dishes.
When my legs are hairy,
my feet are rough and my breath isn't fresh.
When I'm tired (and grumpy) from painting
(and there is goldleaf all over the floor).
He loves me without the fame and fortune,
and even though I (used to) throw out my payslips
(and credit card statements)
(and letters from the IRD)
He loves me for my artistic temperament
(and despite of it).
I have everything I need.
I guess I just have allure.
(cough)