Picture perfect

Picture perfect

Postcard observations

Pristine beaches

With hand raked sand

Bleached as white

As the walls of houses

And table cloths

Caucasian enclaves

Awash with sun cream

Entitlement,

Elitism

Features in the brochure

Casually spoken

Racism

Drips like poison

From genteel lips

The world gets smaller

By the day

When every experience

Is unique

The world is tailored

To fit,

Privilege

Is a gold class ticket

Only the deserving

Can afford

Buy one

And stop me

From interfering

With the message

There is a queue

To find ‘our’ kind

Of people

Wondering if

They sell adobe washstands

In Harrods

As honeymooners agree

To lie in bed

Instead

Montezuma’s revenge

Is a dish

Best not served cold

Proper toilets

Are a godsend

On Safari.