Neon Lights

Even as the neon lights lit up the street with seductive winks
of blue promising colours I slid past the tonne of a beef burger
doorman, muscles tensed in conversation with his power.

I had no identity, no number to call to confirm
my foray into the sleaze of sincity doom
but my adrenaline turbo was greater
than all the indulgences laid out by the church.

Soon the show started and it was neon
seven course  greasy meals of delicious 
red rosette n*****s and bulging cabbage
bums that were only found in naughty books,
so against my catholic upbringing
of saints in halos, sinners in chains-
all collecting at the ankles.

My eyes were young and  untrained
to the slow naked lights and movement
so I had to stare
through the shadowed light and dancers
throbbing to the music of  savage drums
gyrating to  the  pulp of night.

That's how I mixed up
poetry and lechery
in one single escape from innocence.

© Marshall Gass. All rights reserved, 5 days ago

Reviews

[Alfred Kukitz]

Powerful! You words entice some of my human dark side. You blew me away with your final three lines.

[Ayushi]

Something new and well written ..
You have linked everything pretty well .

[Jane Dougherty]

You have to be young and innocent, and maybe even Catholic to mix up the exotic fascination of neon lights, bright, artificial colours, pounding music, sex, and...greasy hamburgers. I like this poem, it vibrates.

[Marshall]

Thank you Jane. Much appreciated.

[Matching Socks]

Pretty good pen my friend.
Pretty good pen.

:)

[Lyn Anderson]

this is very clever. It reminds me vaguely of a wonderful book called "Blue World" about a priest who falls in love with a porn star.

[Marshall]

Great comment. Its precisely what I was trying to mix in a heady cocktail of lust and innocence.

[Lyn Anderson]

Blue World was written by Robert McCammon, you might appreciate it.

[Marshall]

I'll get the book today and have a squizzle! Nice combination of characters too! Probably so much down my street.

[John Anderson]

An amazing poem beautifully expressed.

[Marshall]

Thank you John. I notice you quickly read and comment. I must read your work today and repay all those debts now!