an essence

a lipstick mark

left by a girl’s gaudy unwanted red kiss

a cheap pack of eyeshadow

stolen impulsively from the shady corner

of an unnamed french pharmacy

the stubborn remnants of glitter

that refuse to wash off a cheek

stuck to weakly glued false eyelashes

(leftover from last night’s concert)

beauty

in the cheapest ways

refuses

to be extinguished