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puta
(saloon whore)
I am puta.
If you call me puta,
say it nice, say it pretty.
If you say it bad, I spit in your face!
I keep knife in my bag.
you want to get cut? I cut you,
I cut you bad!
you don’t fuck with me unless I say.
and if I say, you pay mucho dinero.
Mucho!
the ladies, the fine ladies
on the boulevard, in the café,
they look at me . like I am trash.
they are trash!
I need money. for my babies.
mi Mama is sick. she need medicine.
I don’t live for me. I live for them.
I feed them. I put them to bed.
I sit by the window. I feel the heat in my face.
God say Esta es tu vida. I say okay, Okay!
…..but I cry…….I cry…
I am puta.
I was born puta. I will die puta.
fucking pigs! I kill them all…
(Art by Fabian Perez)
Published 12th Mar 2014
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12th Mar 2014 8:51am
12th Mar 2014 10:06am
endless sacrifice ... the courage to sell one's being so others may simply eat ...
Deep write.
Deep write.
12th Mar 2014 10:52am
12th Mar 2014 11:54am
12th Mar 2014 1:27pm
Excellent write…you open a window to the reader by which "la puta's" life is made real…I can smell her attitude and her devotion to her children!
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12th Mar 2014 2:27pm
John thank you for painting such a vivid picture of this lady and her life.. great voice given from her perspective :) with love and respect Crim
12th Mar 2014 2:27pm
I love how raw this poem is, the way you capture her fiery spirit is wonderful, and the artwork compliments it nicely.
12th Mar 2014 3:38pm
Thank you for this glimpse into her darkness, really enjoyed, great artwork as well. :)
12th Mar 2014 7:53pm
An intense write and so utterly beautiful in it's tragedy and despair. A strong and grand puta. I like it a lot.
13th Mar 2014 8:33am
13th Mar 2014 2:52pm
Her voice and strength shines through strongly. Love this glance inside her life. Brilliant writing, John...
14th Mar 2014 7:51am
'puta' is a strong word for me, it is a word in my language, derived from the spanish (colonisation). i used that word a lot when i was a child, as a derogatory word. there are many ways of saying puta indeed, others painful, others are sweet.
15th Mar 2014 9:00pm
You are pushing the boundaries here - writing from the opposite gender, from the flip side of 'moral' decisions, from the perspective of someone who has no time to stop and explain her life. Excellent ink.
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