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In Restroom Stalls
In the back of cars, in the restroom stalls
human nature draws contracts
with give and take as the norm
some for pleasure, some want control
the bond is there for the cash
where some connect for no bucks
transaction is the alternative
this for that, then separate
they say joy is had by all
this is far from the mark
survival is the claim of one
while the other seeks to control
power stems from the wallet
differential in power’s game
don’t forget the mastery
it’s held by the one who pays
in its wake the die is cast
contracts bleeding the two souls
leaving something there to die
in back of cars, in restroom stalls.
© 2017. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20170424.
The poem “In Restroom Stalls” is based on an incomplete poem stub prompted by a competition about prostitution. I finished it out, emphasizing the power differential and uneven spiritual nature of flesh for money trades.
human nature draws contracts
with give and take as the norm
some for pleasure, some want control
the bond is there for the cash
where some connect for no bucks
transaction is the alternative
this for that, then separate
they say joy is had by all
this is far from the mark
survival is the claim of one
while the other seeks to control
power stems from the wallet
differential in power’s game
don’t forget the mastery
it’s held by the one who pays
in its wake the die is cast
contracts bleeding the two souls
leaving something there to die
in back of cars, in restroom stalls.
© 2017. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20170424.
The poem “In Restroom Stalls” is based on an incomplete poem stub prompted by a competition about prostitution. I finished it out, emphasizing the power differential and uneven spiritual nature of flesh for money trades.
Published 25th Apr 2017
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25th Apr 2017 9:19am
it's almost a clinical thesis on backseat sex
& your other reference, which is known as 'cottaging,'
but it maintains a seductive quality...
& your other reference, which is known as 'cottaging,'
but it maintains a seductive quality...
25th Apr 2017 10:25am
The seduction is threadbare, but I suppose it's still there as the narrative, the justification, for the act. I am being a little heavy-handed. There are people who exchange money for sex in a search for human contact instead of power.
