Boardwalk Brothel

This is the Atlantic City I knew as a young man

Boardwalk Brothel  

 

The Gamblers

Old

Tourist

Sharks

All together in a quagmired fantasy

All together winning

All together losing

 

We exited the street

As we walked toward Donald’s Casino

 

The lights were blinding

The front was palatial

As if we were before

A magic kingdom

 

I saw them there

Beautiful women

Touching

Teasing

Tantalizing

The tourist, gamblers, sidewalk travelers

 

The streetwalkers

Tight leather

On beautiful bodies

 

Red lips stick

On pouty full lip

 

High heels

On long legs

 

My young eyes

Have never seen these sites

 

As I get closer

My mind

And eyes

Had a tug of war

 

These beautiful prostitutes

Flirting

Feeling

Foundling

The rich white gambles

 

I tried to adjust my senses

I didn’t want to say

Not a word

 

It was a mix of confusion

And young male yearning

 

Jeff caught my eye line

He laughed with an evil snicker

 

I looked at Yon

He was captured as I

 

“They’re Men!” Jeff snarled

Author's Note

comments and conversation welcome--I would like to hear your stories

Reviews

[ThomasHinyard]

Very humorous and provoking. :)
I understand the shock. I felt the end emotions. Nice!

[Droll Prole]

I love the ending, wasn't expecting it at all, made me lol. I love the way you can capture the look and feel of a place!

[Mockingbird]

great imagery and meticulous detail of atlantic city in days of yore...even better twist. loved it. great coming of age poem.

[L. Edward Neale]

Great sense of time, place and the characters inhabiting it. Has a beatnik cinematic feel to it. I really dig your stuff. Looking forward to reading more.

[Raven Starhawk]

Your work is a ever evolving pleasure that I savor.

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had the thailand 'lady boys' feel to the streets in Atlantic City. Short, sharp, punchy descriptions incase this nostalgic write in a gritty life on the streets..but from a boys perspective is almost touching..

[John Jackson (El Juero)]

Oh yes, the beautiful Men.
Nice story, very well writen.

[Myenigma]

hahaha thats funny! one time one of my friends had the misfortune of making out with a trans, he was drunk, but besides that we woun't have known if this girl hadn't told us (she knew the tran's cousin), it was quite funny seeing my friends expression I just kept telling him not to worry because now he was the most kinkiest of us all :P, a valuable experience for young guys who don't belive they would not see them atleast once in partys, clubs, or somewhere. the most usual ways to identify them is their hands are bigger than a girls and their usually chestless...

[Distant horizons]

Great write. great ending