Whore

[achilles]

WHORE


for about seven years i had

my own private whore.

for a time she saw me on tuesday

afternoons. she'd bring chocolate

and i'd provide vodka and cigarettes.

we'd have a grand time.

i'd tied her in my bed, blindfold her,

gag her, whip her, and fuck her,

sometimes in the ass.

when the gag wasn't on she'd

laugh and laugh so much.

she was so completely free

and happy.

and so was i.

yeah, she was married.

and i'd often counsel her on how

to keep her husband happy, as

if she needed my help.

but she did, in this strange way.

and she'd help me. when a woman

i was seeing and was crazy about

left me and said she didn't like the

way i kissed, my tuesday girl

made it clear that she loved

my kisses and she loved the way

i fucked her.

yes, we were good for each other.

on rare occasion she'd speculate about

the possibility of our becoming a couple.

but we both knew it would never work.

obligation and fidelity were completely

out of the question.

no, it had to remain taboo and secretive.

it had to remain "bad" and without

any kind of commitment.

we had to make love on the run,

for the pure thrill of it.

did i mention that she was a poet,

this whore of mine? she even had

a few books of insipid, obscure verse.

i'd tell her these were her bullshit books.

i'd tell her the poems she wrote about

us, the unexpurgated, celebratory

poems about our sex, these were her

real poems. these were rare and beautiful

and free and, if ever published, would

serve to liberate others.




achilles

dec 27 12

[myrna minkoff]

real poems. these were rare and beautiful

and free and, if ever published, would

serve to liberate others.

"How much does it cost I'll buy it"

[achilles]

hello myrna,
thanks for the vote of confidence.
achilles

[dadio]

Bukowski & I love this poem. What a breath of fresh air, what a real good read.

[david]

loved it....D

[Atehequa]

Sometimes it's like singing the blues
Having naught but a whore as a muse
Will she have to do in a pinch ?

[achilles]

you are all great. thank you for the warm welcome.
yes, she she did in the pinch, the squeeze, the hug, and the slap.