Before and After

Each night I groove Entertain with each move Dancing on this pole My assets I extol Sultry and steamy Men’s eyes so dreamy Forgetting their wives They give me fives Clenched in my thong Money doesn’t last long I return home each night Leaving men I excite To find my daughter sleeping As I begin weeping I should have learned a trade That with age wouldn’t fade With dollars from gazers I try to raise her But how long can this last? Only till my prime has passed Though I have income now My looks? A cash cow As I approach thirty I feel useless and dirty No future in this biz Make the most of what is I’ll soon be forced out We’ll learn to live without Stripping for bucks Donations they tuck Until I start to sag My butt I can wag But tomorrow, who knows The bloom will leave this rose We’ll be out on the streets When sensuality depletes *Written for Natalie’s “Burlesque Twist” contest