In the name of height
Platforms and wedges were invented.
In the name of height
Stilettos are worn from yester years.
In the name of height
Posture lessons are taught every day.
In the name of height
Designer gurus dictate certain fashions.
But odd of them all, is in parts of the Orient
Where height is taken a notch higher:
Lengthening legs an inch to one and a half
Just below the knees, through surgery.
Height seekers disappear in thin air
From work, relatives and friends for about a year
While in hiding, to undergo the ordeal and recuperate.
Special hospitals so created to handle this
Under patients’ requested secrecy
While incurring heavy fees upfront as
Savings for dear future get blown into this.
Besides beauty, some jobs demand certain heights,
Yet traits of humanity generally
Produce not desired and admired heights.