These walking works of art

Ladies are these well-kept women. “Oh, she’s such a well-kept woman!”, they say.  As if being well-kept represents something of great value.

They never slouch, they step elegantly on their high heels, they don’t laugh loudly and don’t kiss in public. They are serious about what they do, they put a mysterious smile on their faces, just half a smile will do, actually. They notice men’s glances but pretend not to, they answer with a smile when they are offended and carefully treat every little part of their bodies with a beauty product.

* “The more effort they put into these little details, the more uptight they seem. [...]

Well-kept women get their hair, nails, lips, feet, faces, skin and hands done. Colored, lenghtened, painted, peeled, plucked, shaved, and lotioned.

They know how much work has gone into everything and they want it to last as long as possible.

Those type of women would never let themselves get all messy fucking.”

Which kind of means they never actually get to know what fucking is like.

* Charlotte Roche – Wetlands