Leaps of fleshly walks
It had rained earlier besides the fact that there was a forecast of
further rain episodes in Manchester. I was dressed in anticipation of adverse
weather, but when I stepped out this afternoon to replenish my supply of cranberry
juice that eases urinary tract issues, there was much to see.
There are people still adorning facemasks, they seem to be visitors from
the Far East, in my case, I know that the Coronavirus is still about, five
years on, because I only recently got my biannual booster, bringing my COVID-19
jabs to ten, in all.
However, as summer is now upon us, you cannot help but notice two
things, the lips and the legs. The former is seen in both males and females,
lips filled like balloons with fillers or Botox, all so unnaturally like
big-lipped fish, very much the giant grouper or the Napoleon wrasse look. [A-Z
Animals: Fish with Big Lips]
Flesh is not quite fresh
This is one case where beauty is hardly in the eye of the beholder other
than whoever wants this unsightly cosmetic procedure that distorts from the
natural and presents the utterly bizarre. For this and the latter issue, much
as you want to look away, you are forced to see the indescribable that speaks
louder than farce.
The rising mercury allows for the revealing of more skin, from shorts
that should only be worn for a burlesque performance in a dingy poorly lit
nightclub, well away from our common streets, to body parts that are best kept
under wraps.
Whatever makes these fashion trends attractive fails to persuade me of either
the self-awareness or the sensibleness of the purveyors. Yet, one must live and
let live. Each time I walk through Manchester, one must curb the need to
comment after seeing the outrageous to the dastardly.
It is still a bustling city of contrasts, changed and changing by circumstances,
residents, and visitors alike. We cannot forget that the pandemic also wreaked
havoc on our idyllic existence.