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
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