Caren Krutsinger Poet Prose Poetry

Call Girl of Thulhu

Call girl of Thulhu? 
I smiled at the voice at the end of the phone.
Not been in action for many years, but had a keenness for a kill.
Sure is, I said in my youngest voice. 
Happy it did not crack or give my age.

You can do some delectable things for five hundred? A question.
I said “six” to see if he would bite.
A slight hesitation
We negotiated to five fifty.
Agreed to meet at the Slingback, a seedy motel.

You could torture someone here.
No one would call the cops.
They would not show up in this divvy place
Too scary.

More than one cop had probably 
already been murdered at the Slingback.
Run by Mama M,
Nickname: Mama Mortician.  

Got out my knives and lovingly polished them. 
They had not seen daylight since ’85 when I took out several men 
No idea my trick was polishing his knives too

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Andrea Dietrich March 12, 2020 at 7:29 PM ooooh, I LOVE this one, Caren. I kind of felt it "going to that place" as I got halfway through. Great minds.... There is a movie coming soon . i forget the name of it, but it's about a girl doing this kind of thing as payback for when she was raped in college. Can't wait to see it. This poem. A FAVE Caren Krutsinger March 13, 2020 at 8:55 AM This was written for a specific writing prompt and was supposed to be dark. My husband was so bothered that he sleeps with both eyes open now. He said it truly stuck terror in him. Smirk. Smirk. Glad you liked it. Caren Krutsinger March 13, 2020 at 8:55 AM This was written for a specific writing prompt and was supposed to be dark. My husband was so bothered that he sleeps with both eyes open now. He said it truly stuck terror in him. Smirk. Smirk. Glad you liked it.