I painted the dance floor with the strongest
smile, because I had no choice but to move.
Close
closer
shoulder to shoulder..
I went a little crazy just to take in your aura,
that energy controlling all of the fire in you.
Shoulder to shoulder
closer
impossibly close..
I channeled that song to capture a spark
and maybe dive in and go for your heart.
Loud
louder
heartbeats slam like a drummer.
Hitting my soul and demanding that I ask
‘Your moves beg me to run your red light.
What the hell is your sign?’
The day was humid and hot
Behind the bush hides a cop
I ignored the red light
Until cop was in sight
Then I did a rolling stop
Safety will not fade away
It lingers with a smooth red light
But then it flutters with delay
The sun falls down, blinds the sight
It stains the blanket, wrinkled hands
Boils in blood vessels of the brain
The red light lost its sound and fled
Over the wall, across the plain.
The world's oldest profession
is considered a crime
yet only the females therein engaged
are arrested fined or serve time
to all concerned
it's a business transaction
ain't nobody's but their own
providing satisfaction
money's the motive
with payment surrendered
and they have the means
for services rendered
but altho' the women may not have been kissed
if all involved are consenting adults
a victim here does not exist
There is this disrict we go and howl in,
allowing us to scream and go way down.
Relief for numbness of broken up skin,
I found a man who can handle the crown.
Once his rough fingers land upon my chin,
not a trace will remain of my nightgown.
Between bows and curtsies is the red light,
that flips my switch on every single night.
When business went
from bad to worse
and the Nookie Bookie
(a pimp)
with a curse
saw the number of customers'
trousers drop
he took umbrage
at an advertisement in the press
inserted by the local knocking shop
(where pleasure is a business)
which was seen to say...
RED LIGHT SPECIAL
Too many hookers spoil the brothel
Gentlemen
today's the day you're in luck
2 for the price of 1
more BANG for your buck!
With no morals or divinity
Or no women of virginity
Down in the red light square
Such a lady so fair
Is quite rare in this vicinity
Can we get up you know the vibe
Come over you know where you want to be
It’s so dangerous when we link up
Tonight I’m gone do the pleasing
Ima give it to you so right
Peep my collection
Sit back and let me yo mind before we collide
Let me take of you on so many levels
Red light special
My hands on all the right spots
You blindfolded and tied up
I got control over your body
Feel my frequency my touch sending chills down your body
My lips soft to the touch my tongue warm and wet
Listening to you gasp for a breath
Sounds of sweet music to me
Now you look me in my eyes
Hands on yo throat
You grab my thighs and tap into my energy
Kiss my lips
Pushing you back I make a way to please you
Looking in yo eyes I got you mesmerized
I do it to you just right
Tonight I’m aiming to please
Taking you to paradise
Light it up and just vibe
Red light special
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Red Light
Up on the tower
choose a different path
winking for sailors
GINSU-KNIFE EASTPORT , MAINE USA
I can see New Brunswick , Canada out the window.
Thats where the tower is.... in a foreign land.
Cheap trance thievery
Epstein coat hanger kisses
life in them 'thar hills
Ominously yellow
Tranquility shatters
With its explosion
A hanging threat
Against my spirit
Energy saturates
My body
Excitement builds
A dash for
The intersection
The engine races
Spurred by my
Heavy heel
Flight begins
Stampeding forward
Yellow changes
Danger Red
Breathless now
I speed underneath
An alien horn sounds
But safety once again
Restores my judgement
Are you truly homeless and hungry?
The cardboard sign with crooked letters says you are...
I only have a red light's time to decide.
Some say panhandlers make a good "living"
...are you one of them
Your clothes are dirty and raggedy
but your eyes are filled with fire and piss
am I just feeding your lazy veins
or a man hanging on the edge of the abyss.
I've only a red light's beat to decide
I splash a few coins in your palm
and notice your nails are cleaner than mine
I think I've just become your red-light sucker,
oh, well-goodbye and good luck- blood sucker?
Red light line
Clouds feel feeling feeble today
By the Decisions
When time will not put put any
critique for us
My world follow the line of ants passing to this world which is full of problems and pain...
I was behind an ant suddenly a read light line comes I stopped
looked back to my love heir the
Ant colored I can't wait till green.......
With love all
MRi.jagdish Bajantri
I do not like a red light, No!
I just want to go
Especially long ones, so slow!
It is like they don't know
There are places to show
It's not like I am waiting for a tow!
So, i am forced to wait for the flow,
Before my mind does blow lol
Heidi Sands
12/18/19
My Home Now has a Red Light
By Franklin Price
2/25/2018
My home now has a red light
To say that it's gun free
So criminals are not concerned
When they come for mine and me
I put a sign upon my front door
It's unlocked, just come on in.
In the fridge there is a snack for you
To not eat would be a sin
The jewelry's in the wall safe
Lots of cash, for you, it's free
It's behind our hallway mirror
The combination's 123
The labels on the windows
About a monitored alarm
Are only signs to scare you
Would never want to bring you harm
If you believe these words I've written
You must think I'm really dumb
My neighbors all have weapons
In the homes where I come from
We're all installing red lights
And putting labels on the glass
Come in our unlocked front doors
And we'll put lead in your dumb ass
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