Black beauty dancing in a tight pink dress that shows more than it hides
A bottle of pink wine in her hand, half full or half empty
Like the lyrics of the Eagles’ song “Welcome to Hotel California”
“Mirrors on the ceiling pink champagne on ice
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave”
Mesmerized and petrified residents in our own evil
We look in awe in the deep dark lake of the eye of Gorgona
And perish petrified and happy forever after
Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill Carnival Galleries