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woman of inclemency
in this city, women come in one flavor:
the dangerous kind.
she sat on the bar stool with her silk covered legs
crossed, all the ammo she needed to gun me down.
I nursed my drink as I carefully observed her bosom,
but not just for the obvious reasons; I almost expected
her to draw a Derringer out of her bra.
two prominent men that she was known to have
caroused with, were found strangled in seedy motel
rooms. one of them was a judge, so the case was red hot.
all the flaming neon arrows pointed to her, but you can’t
hang an enterprising girl for sleeping around.
she wanted to be comfortable while I interrogated her, so
we went to her Fifth avenue apartment. she slipped into
her powder room for a moment, then slipped out in a flimsy
thing made of my wettest dream. she offered me a short
dust-colored drink, & like a sap, I took it.
after two swallows, I succumbed to the beckoning of a soft
black embrace, the same one the hero falls into in old
predictable movies.
when I awoke, the sun was poking through the blinds with
orange juice fingers. she was sleeping next to me, all naked &
beautiful, but I couldn’t recall the night’s X-rated details…if
there were any.
the radio’s morning news informed me that another of her
ex-boyfriends had been found murdered. same cheap setting.
same m. o. only this time, I was her alibi.
I’d like to say that I collared the Midnight Strangler, collected
the bounty, & got the girl with the dangerous eyes too, & we
drove off into the sunset in my Coupe deVille…
…but in my passion plays, the femme fatale always wins.
Published 7th May 2014
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Anonymous
- Edited 18th Jun 2018 7:37pm
7th May 2014 8:11am
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7th May 2014 9:35am
Never read you before John but certainly will in future. A lot of very expressive and original lines in this. Enjoyed immensely. Go to the top of the class.
7th May 2014 10:00am
Damn! Sexy and mysteriously captivating... Would take this piece over most crime shows on TV any day..
Enjoyed the read from start to finish!:)
Enjoyed the read from start to finish!:)
7th May 2014 10:46am
... made of my wettest dream ...
... sun poking through the blinds with orange juice fingers
I'm always amazed by the layers and depth of the metaphors and personification you use in your pieces ...
Steamingly sensuality
... sun poking through the blinds with orange juice fingers
I'm always amazed by the layers and depth of the metaphors and personification you use in your pieces ...
Steamingly sensuality
Anonymous
- Edited 27th Aug 2021 5:37pm
7th May 2014 12:35pm
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7th May 2014 2:06pm
oh, hell yes, !!!!you make coming here worth every second. I am not worthy. ha. This is the crème of the crop. Love, love, love it!!!! I must link this to the noir thread at my group... *standing ovation from me*
7th May 2014 3:14pm
7th May 2014 4:39pm
Truely enjoyed this read.. captivated me from start to finish..in my mind I read like the narrator in a movie much like how the movie Sin City was delivered.. Bravo!! with respect..domore
7th May 2014 4:57pm
She is a clever little girl.
Awesome write, always enjoy reading your work.
Awesome write, always enjoy reading your work.
7th May 2014 7:33pm
7th May 2014 9:56pm
The third stanza is hard-wired to gritty humor, and the whole unfolds wonderfully.
Anonymous
8th May 2014 8:02pm
You have one sexy ass pen, damn John! Xo
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12th May 2014 4:27am
Though this reminds me of a night in Vegas...I had in Angel wings and in the end there were feathers all over the room.....lol .....anyway....your poems have such an incredibly sexy and sensual feel with a touch of danger and or darkness....
Love it!
Love it!
