Discounted hookers [inflated ego * depressed economy]

By Dejected_Worth

Empty eyed and lost adrift
.amidst the hollow and delirious.
Casting pennies at the shadows
of standards and starlets...
The american dream is drowning
during baptism, and meeting God
In the same bar, that your father
hid from your mother on the hardest days...
We are the seat fillers, for better lovers
                  but crumbs are better than nothing.
And if there's one thing we've learned
It's never turn down a free dinner.

"And what do YOU know of love?"
"I know the difference between
           Hookers and escorts"
"And what exactly is the difference?"
"No one ever wasted roses on a hooker."
..."well aren't you somethin?"...
"Well, ain't we all baby, ain't we all?"

Unauthorized Copying Is Prohibited. Ask the author first.
Copyright 2013 Dejected_Worth
Published on Sunday, December 7, 2014.     Filed under: "Poetry"
Log In or Join (free) to see the special features here.

Comments on "Discounted hookers [inflated ego * depressed economy]"

Log in to post comments.
  • dwells On Friday, September 28, 2018, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Enjoyed this foray into someplace that I recall only dimly; from memory. But the worst part is the damned bright daylight slamming you like a blast furnace, when you leave after a hard day of sameness squandered. You have set quite a scene my friend and the next round's on me. Cheers DW! - Dan

  • A former member wrote: Absolutely fucking love this, it's got a real purity...yeah dude, I like your style and will be reading more of u. Thanks for showing yourself to me

  • A former member wrote: LoL. Nice! "Nobody ever wasted roses on a hooker."

  • A former member wrote: Big giggle. Really big giggle

  • A former member wrote: This is a great piece fresh and telling. excellent write, sounds like the neighborhood were I grew up

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Tuesday, December 31, 2013, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    Holy cow, this was awesome! : ) I loved the lines "meeting God In the same bar, that your father hid from your mother on the hardest days...", just one of many great lines in this short piece. "No one ever wasted roses on a hooker"... : ) That conversation is a great way to end this piece. Fantastic! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • A former member wrote: A very interesting write.. I like that dialogue at the end, it sets you thinking..thinking about what is said in the first stanza.. cleverly written, nice use of words Scholar


How to Criticize Without Causing Offense
© 1998-2024 DarkPoetry LLC
Donate
[Join (free)]    [More Poetry]    [Get Help]    [Our Poets]    [Read Poems]    [Terms & Privacy]