Ugly red

by sequin

Posted to Poetry on 2003-02-21 16:10:00

The prostitute scrubs her feet, paints her nails slut red, power red, glam red, money red and blood red

Scabby nails are now adorned with varnish on confidence

Forget the rough sex because red means hot sex

Don’t think about anal, pain or bruisings in dark alleys

Just about the small diamante strappy sandals you’re about to force your swollen from standing feet into

It’s the quiet men isn’t it, the ones who can’t ravage and abuse their wives the way they can you because your there fantasy porn star

If they looked close at your feet they’d see that even your toes are aged and the nail varnish is cheap

There’s cuts and scratches and punctures from needles

Tap tap of heels along the pavement, in the dark your frame looks small and innocent like a child in your mothers clothes

Just wait till you walk under an orange street light you can see everything, all the pain and tiredness all the wounds and horror all the fights, drugs and sex that you no longer feel.