Going Dutch

New Year's Eve in the town Amsterdam
Two Brits I met while staring at the pond
Holding beers and smoking rolled cigarettes 
Speaking they said tonight you will be a man 
This eve you will recall with a fond bond 
And on we walked, drank, smoke, effortless 
The Red-Light district we stumbled upon
My body tightened but the face I donned
Let three workers see me as generous
Farewell to my innocence, it was gone 
The Brits disappeared, I am Shepard-less
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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