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

[J Todd Underhill]

So what if you have to adjust the hips a little higher ;) any port in a stormy sea right? we have an area like that in Denver called Colfax Ave, any given Saturday you can see prostitutes, drug dealers, drive-by shootings, DUIs you name it. I find that area a fun trip when looking to break writer's block. Once I went to perform at a bar that I did my first open mic as a teenager... only to find that in the 18 years since I last was there it had switched to a Gay-Club. The guys were nice enough but we left quickly anyway. Gotta love the seedier side of town and cities. I have this weird knack for finding them even when I don't want to... like when my wife and daughter are in the car and we are traveling. Now we just make it a practice to have our Kevlar vests on whenever we go anywhere new ;)

[Coyote Poetry]

I enjoyed this story. In some places need to test the woman to insure all is where it belonged. No weakness in this entertaining poem. A very good ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote

[Aidz]

Bwahahahha the ending .. hook line and sinker ...on the quiet done that before :0

Loved it