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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn 
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Because I needed “Proof of employment” I once took a job At the local “Adult” bookstore And spent my evenings Watching “Beretta” Answering “odd” phone calls Selling magazines Dispensing quarters And meeting the whores Not call girls Nor escorts Or even prostitutes These young women Were self-ascribed whores They’d bring me coffee Or come in to visit On rainy nights Slow nights Cold nights Or to allay their addictions In the booths in the back They were happy, I think They couldn’t ply their trade While at the store Happy, I think To have safe haven A place to talk, to dance To tease without motive Happy, I think, just to be girls For a short while. [This message has been edited by wranx (11-22-2002 09:32 AM).] |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
You do write well and describe the scene perfectly. M |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
I love your matter o factness in this... you paint warmth where some might sniff in condescension... smiling..I like this much. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
ah... now Ed are you telling me you looked below the surface of something  (yeah like you don't all the time) Enjoyed this Ed... it takes a while to get used to the things underneath the surface..but you usually find that the one standing next to you really isn't all that different from the one on the other side.. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Unflinchingly honest, intelligent and provoking. Consistent marks of a wranx poem. Thanks for more great words. |
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majnu
since 2002-10-13
Posts 1088SF Bay Area |
i know not what to say; cruelly honest. -majnu |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
A gentle portrait of hard reality. ThisDiamond |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Ed, as always, your poem makes the reader just stop and think. I like the way you brought "the other side" of the girls out in these words. Sometimes people forget that ALL people are human beings and that no matter what they are doing, there is another side to them. "Love makes the world go around" |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
a nice sound comin from that typer Mr. Chinaski oh sorry.... Hank  |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Wranx, a sad situation. You've told it with heart. peace, Cor |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
p.s. such a serious picture! A nice face. Cor |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Should be a movie scene. |
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inkedgoddess Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-19
Posts 7392Ohio |
yea, like 50s televisin shows growing up on that horsesh//, dysfunction lives in whitebread homes too..... a whore is a whore is a whore.......... no less/no more. |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
Yes, a whore is a whore is a whore, one of Jesus' favorite kind of people. Liked this poem a lot. Warm regards, Pat ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
great feeling in this one yuh |
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