Skank

I lose my respect for the man who can make the mystery of sex the subject of a coarse jest, yet when you speak earnestly and seriously on the subject, is silent. - Thoreau

with an air head and virgin-white, tube sock

trolling for fresh meat down on the block

sporting sneaker stilettos with a broken heel

pretending to care what people actually feel

shortsighted cutoffs and torn fish net

no need to fret

maybe tomorrow but not just yet

strutting nowhere

with electric shock hair

a cheap w***e

never quite able to open the right door

forget the dawn

everyone's name is john

in a pond with a singular black swan

spineless, with a ruptured sacroiliac

victim of a sneak attack

on soul support with an exposed crack

dancing naked in divinity

trying to get to heaven

or at least in the vicinity

a prowling, feral cat

sporting bankrupt bosoms and lurid tats

with wallet in hand, step right up to that's that

fluent in saying what you want to hear

not socially distanced but stalking near

promising that you can take it to the bank

not a cheap trick but an expensive prank

with sizzling, sleazy allure and unforgettable swank

a strong pull followed by a weak yank

always able to turn a well lubricated crank

for a little extra you might even get a spank

an AWOL general with a penetrated, broken-down tank

well deserving of her four-point star rank

with a powerful right hook and surprising left flank

smelling like a coital, low tide she wreaked and stank

all she wants is a hug to thank

slither on down and ask, "what's doin' ?" of the

skank

Author's Note

“It is surprising how many great men and women a small house will contain. I have had twenty-five or thirty souls, with their bodies, at once under my roof, and yet we often parted without being aware that we had come very near to one another.” - Thoreau

Reviews

[Daryl Matthews]

And then I saw Michael Jackson, and burst out laughing 😂😂😂

I do adore being forced to go to the dictionary.

Some vivid descriptions of... Someone you know, perhaps? Or someone you passed by on the street? Or... Hilary Swank? Just kidding.

Watch out for those skanks. They'll kill you. (Just ask Cobain)

[Pete]

sadly, there are many such folks in the city where i currently live. constantly seeing them around. thanks for the warning ... :)

[barleygirl]

Your witty & peppy wordcrafting stands out here, winding up from clever at the start & reaching super-sonic toward the end with that long "skank" rhyming riff. Your snappy way of expressing yourself is irrepressible: "electric shock hair" . . . "ruptured sacroiliac" (along with that entire rhyme sequence) . . . "trying to get to heaven or at least in the vicinity" (brilliant!) And so much more! I want to hate the subject matter becuz of its gender bias, but you've come at this so playfully, one must just laugh at the true human foibles (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Pete]

lol. what's the point if we can't have a chuckle? it's actually quite sad but this was just begging to be written as the city is literally crawling with such folks. thank you as always for in-depth review ... :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A flowing rhyming attestment to the oldest of all professions as you describe in detail the world of the w***e. A shank here in the UK is a n improvised knife/blade.

[Pete]

i learned something new. they both have a way of bleeding you dry now don't they john ... :)

[John Alexander McFadyen]

That made me laugh. Nice one Pete!

[X]

Just another beautiful day in the neighborhood :( what a raw and real write Pete! Thoroughly engaging (no pun) colorful and provoking...:)

[Pete]

lol. thanks kira. what can i say - i write about what i see every day. i am a guy after all, look but don't touch is grand advice that goes a long way i say ... :)

[X]

That was a golden rule we learned in kindergarten. "Look with your eyes dont touch with your hands..." sometimes the hands have a mind of their own...:)

[Pete]

very true indeed. we were also told not to touch a hot stove but i saw a lot of people with burns on their fingers, hands and elsewhere. everything has consequences as you so rightly remind ... :)