French proverb: L'habit ne fait pas le moine.
English equivalent: You can't judge a book by its cover.
My interpretation: The work one does is not always an accurate indicator of the kind of person he…or she…is.
Most strippers can't do more
Than just "bump and grind",
But I know one who reads
Every book she can find.
From Dr. Seuss to Schopenhauer,
She devours volumes by the hour.
She plays a bibliophilipic role
As she swings 'round that phallipic pole,
Which adds a high degree of class
To an act that's mostly t**s and ass.
And while she's raking in the tips,
She's turning pages as she strips.
As those who scoff at her soon find,
Her brain's as big as her behind,
And then they whistle and applaud
And all her attributes they laud,
For she's no intellectual fraud,
Nor is she some tawdry bawd.
I know her name is Ermentraude,
But on the grand marquee out front, she's "Maude,
A broad with a broad, broad mind."
Author's note: Remember, dear P. Soupers, reading is fundamental.
Go to sleep dear P.D...you need your rest
Tomorrow will be busy...got to be at your best
Children and grandchild...you know they are wild
They'll wear you out...and thats putting it mild
Oh no the resturant...you better not forget
Cooking and serving...your body wet with sweat
A shower, a shower...and you can wind down
Asleep, asleep in your bed...Not making a sound
Send me to sleep contest
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Written by Carol ~Sunshine~ Brown
10/25/2012
2nd Place Winner
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