A Dead Girl in Sandals

A comment on society's expectation of how girls should present themselves

A dead girl in sandals and street clothes.

Necklace on her neck and bracelet on her wrist.

Phone in her hand and a bag on her shoulder.

Oh, dead girl in sandals, shouldn’t you be more elegant?

Reviews

[Stu. T.H.]

This -- reminds me much of the predicament from modern societal issues that are most present in Japan and Eastern countries, not that I am saying it's particularly better in most other regions but this is just speaking from experience. I presume you've gotten the inspiration from several unfortunate incidents that occurred in Japan back in the 2010s because I recognized the main idea -- and it is not pretty.

I appreciate your creative way to phrase the problem without having to directly mention the name of the issue out loud. And, although it is a very uncomfortable topic for most to discuss or talk about, I believe that you've chosen one of the better methods to tell your tale and get the idea across. And the construct for your work feels tightly knitted with various imagery being sewn on top of one another creating a very graphic scene with just so few lines -- Creating the rightfully frightful atmosphere of uneasiness in the story.

A very troubling topic but executed in such a great way that truly speaks volumes for its content while disturbing the readers just ever so slightly, enough to deliver a message, very efficient storytelling.

It was a great read, author Emilia Svjeda, thank you for sharing your work.