the stripppppp

Vegas was hot but it wasnt just the sun

it was the bodies pushing up against you

looking for a weekend love

something they could buy with a few colorful drinks

and white bed sheets theyd never have to see again

a bed they wouldnt remember

sensation sensation sensation screamed from the doorways of casinos

flooding out with the cold air of whirling fans and humming refridgerators

rae walked the streets watching the hope in the eyes

of jeweled women and hungry men

mothers fathers and grandfathers

gambling away

the machines suck in our dollars hungry for more