Red Light

in poetry •  8 years ago  (edited)


Behind a thick transparent glass 

Critical eyes 

Judging your nudity in a flash 

And passing by.
 

A man of young age approaches 

Dressed up with layers of cloths 

As mean to hide 

His crippled arm behind his coat



A boy that wouldn't otherwise 

 Experienced love

 Will hand to you 

 His hard earned gold. 



What if we where living in a world

 Where you are gone  

 Where would that boy go. 


 He doesn't look the way he should

 According to what trends, what's cool. 


It isn't you that stares

 The world outside 

 Into the wrong side of the glass 

 It's me staring inside 

 Feeling as naked as you are

 In a cold night  

Under a dimmed 

Red light.
 

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Good one, tag steemfest

It isn't really relative they just share the city that I come up with it.
Something happened that grabbed my attention with a working lady and a customer in a street near the church.
I think it was the point we lost eachother before you head for lobster with @knozaki2015 after a small chat I had with @ned

I found my self wondering around the streets nearby, thinking of how big importance is a profession that is considered a taboo in the biggest part of the world. I was really happy to see that the conditions for those woman are in the level they are in Amsterdam, Dutch culture is a cultural shock for most people, but for me was like a breeze of fresh air.

I tend to disagree with the second paragraph of the comment but agree with the first verse of the poem 😊

There are humans that live marginal lifes, and are not able to achieve getting to know what sex is for discrimination reasons. Especially in a society that promotes good looks and role models that you can't consider mainstream.
What will the alternative be for those? As a profession is there to just cover the demand there is for the services they provide, I was just amazed of the respect they treat the whole situation. I do thing that their profession is contributing positive in a society almost in a way that psychiatrists do too.

Not against prostitution. I am sceptical of making a touristic product out of it and putting them in front of windows as if they are plastic dolls when in a while anyone can physically and mentally abuse them.