BOUGHT..

Fay Slimm.

 

 

Bought.


She looked bold as brass, hair bleached
almost to ashen and

piled very high above black-liner eyes.

Pale face was slashed 
ruby-red at lips held in pouting fashion. 

A figure still shapely and slender at hips
blousily slouched with 
an almost worn-out look as she shifted
again out of the rain.

Her watch having stopped she  fought  
off tears and swore at life's
meanness, chilled with wait she thought
it time to throw him aside.    

The stage-door had long become closed 
and cast dispersed
and streets felt so lonely in winter cold
so she searched for her purse.

The show was playing to poorer houses 
and less than half-filled 
that night's audience applause drowned         
before it died willingly. 

Performance geared itself to known facts      
and truth faced she cursed 
fate for lying sailors and their Captains 
were sometimes the worst.

She thought taxis, at that time of night
would cost her a fortune
so she shrugged then seductively tried
the job known to be bought.   

Top buttons unfastened she lit a smoke
and hitched up her skirt
to thumb a quick lift with the first bloke 
whose car reversed.

 

  • Author: Fay Slimm. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 10th, 2018 03:14
  • Comment from author about the poem: A short and telling tale for midweek reading - - hope you enjoy.
  • Category: Unclassified
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Comments4

  • orchidee

    A thoughtful story Fay.
    Meanwhile - I reversed and crashed into a lamp-post. Doh! I would only have swooned anyway!

  • Goldfinch60

    Very good write Fay, it can happen to many.

  • Michael Edwards

    Enjoyed I did - thanks for posting Fay

  • BRIAN & ANGELA

    C'est la Vie FAY ~ For thousands (yea millions) of Girls (& some Men) who flirt on the edge of Show & Glamour Business and never make it big-time but on the way lose direction & morals & ultimately ~ Self Respect ~Some of my older Students in Beauty & Media are heading in that direction and even 1 or 2 in my very Extended Family ! It is sad but true and very prevalent in today's very secular and amoral Society ! Thanks for sharing ~ Yours as always BRIAN.



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