The Tenderloin
I’ve lived up
till now
with my thumb
in life’s eye
In reckless
abandon
I shucked
and I jived
No virgin
was safe
no harlot
denied
The wages
of sin
my fortune
— allied
(Dreamsleep: October, 2024)
Copyright © Kurt Philip Behm | Year Posted 2024
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