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beauty of sinister things
“I spent several nights… with Jacques Prevert, where we reveled in
the ‘beauty of sinister things’ as he used to call the pleasure those
deserted quays, desolate streets, that district of outcasts, crawling
with tarts, full of warehouses and docks, gave us.” Brassai
I was a soldier in a strange city, & I came to know the beauty of sinister
things. I became a part of that desolate society, where all a man wants
to do is drink & fuck.
Army duties are mundane; time passed slowly. I was crazy with a
hunger to break out of the olive drab days that left a pain in my gut.
being sober is a disease in itself.
whenever I secured a pass, I rode the bus to the saloons & short-time
hotels downtown. I made the rounds of seedy bars & shopped the
painted, sequined girls who were eager to take my money & the hot
seminal fluids that never rested in my loins. I chose one from the
cluster, who was called Marta, or Therese, or the name of another
saint, & we drank & talked dirty.
later, in seclusion, I watched her remove her peasant blouse & slit skirt.
I like the feel of a whore: the feel of my hands as I rubbed & squeezed
her wayward, shimmering flesh; the feel of her nipple, hard against my
tongue; the feel of her crushing, pulsing thighs, as she carried me into
the wild storm of orgasm.
sometimes, after sex, I would lie there watching the shape of her silhouette
in the dim light from the street, hearing traffic noise, wail of a police siren.
a drunken couple in the hall, laughing & voicing obscenities. just to be
there, in the moments, simple & nameless. in the void of destiny…
I’ve know genuine women, pursued them & lived with them, but the winds
of infamy blow in one direction, & I always drift back to the scarlet angels.
there are women here who will read this, & imagine that I have done to
them what I did to those whores…
(Art by Brassai)
Published 4th Apr 2016
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4th Apr 2016 8:55pm
You're an excellent storyteller with a gift for dark detail:
"I would lie there watching the shape of her silhouette
in the dim light from the street, hearing traffic noise, wail of a police siren.
a drunken couple in the hall, laughing & voicing obscenities. just to be
there, in the moments, simple & nameless. in the void of destiny"
So many seductive and often lurid touches, but so eloquently done. Why not enjoy these pleasures if there's a void at the end?
"I would lie there watching the shape of her silhouette
in the dim light from the street, hearing traffic noise, wail of a police siren.
a drunken couple in the hall, laughing & voicing obscenities. just to be
there, in the moments, simple & nameless. in the void of destiny"
So many seductive and often lurid touches, but so eloquently done. Why not enjoy these pleasures if there's a void at the end?
I know of these things. I spent almost a year in
Juarez, Mexico, just across the border at El Paso.
The nine months, sixteen days, amid the whores
gave me broader range of the "beauty of sinister
things." Never, ever will forget those days, and one
person in particular, Rosella, owner and operator
of Rosella's Rendezvous . . . uh . . . You can bet
the farm I learned all about "beauty of sinister things."
Juarez, Mexico, just across the border at El Paso.
The nine months, sixteen days, amid the whores
gave me broader range of the "beauty of sinister
things." Never, ever will forget those days, and one
person in particular, Rosella, owner and operator
of Rosella's Rendezvous . . . uh . . . You can bet
the farm I learned all about "beauty of sinister things."
4th Apr 2016 9:40pm
i like your style. and I appreciate the way you bring up the human side of life objectively and descriptively as just another normal facet of humanity.
I sometimes wonder why the U.S. military does not include whores as an MOS. Prostitution is federally legal, isn't it? And I'm sure it would cut down on servicemen divulging secrets to foreign agents.
like you said "some woman somewhere will read this and wish to be done like those whores". Another world class piece brother John.
I sometimes wonder why the U.S. military does not include whores as an MOS. Prostitution is federally legal, isn't it? And I'm sure it would cut down on servicemen divulging secrets to foreign agents.
like you said "some woman somewhere will read this and wish to be done like those whores". Another world class piece brother John.
5th Apr 2016 9:13pm
I’ve know genuine women, pursued them & lived with them, but the winds
of infamy blow in one direction, & I always drift back to the scarlet angels.
A restless spirit will only come home to rest with kindred, despite how many
times it may leave.
of infamy blow in one direction, & I always drift back to the scarlet angels.
A restless spirit will only come home to rest with kindred, despite how many
times it may leave.
6th Apr 2016 3:57am
...Once you have gotten the taste of it...and it is in your loins, this kind of connection can be addicting...excellent and honest write JohnFeddeler...
6th Apr 2016 5:43am
Oh wow! Awesome imagery!
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"sometimes, after sex, I would lie there watching the shape of her silhouette
in the dim light from the street, hearing traffic noise, wail of a police siren.
a drunken couple in the hall, laughing & voicing obscenities. just to be
there, in the moments, simple & nameless. in the void of destiny… "<----- I could see and hear everything in this stanza. Vivid strokes.
Enjoyed!
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"sometimes, after sex, I would lie there watching the shape of her silhouette
in the dim light from the street, hearing traffic noise, wail of a police siren.
a drunken couple in the hall, laughing & voicing obscenities. just to be
there, in the moments, simple & nameless. in the void of destiny… "<----- I could see and hear everything in this stanza. Vivid strokes.
Enjoyed!
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