It glittered
and it gleamed
for the arriving beauty queen.
A ring
and a car
now you’re the prettiest by far.
Lyrics from “Kiss Them For Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1991.
Photo by Rick Stachura. Manhattan from Governors Island. June 11, 2017.
(This story was originally posted to my old Tumblr site on June 28, 2017.)