She was the hero for alley-living
normalcy.
Trying to pamper cold,
winded face with stolen
makeup.
Some men would give
her a doubletake.
A chancy review for
some oral frustration…
“What the hell, the wife
is getting old.”
“Getting stale.”
“Why not a quickie for twenty bucks?”
A standard justification for the
middle-aged guy…
Her mouth provided a service…
A five minute kneel down that
left everyone satisfied.
Spit, gargle, repeat the process
“Be on your way child.”
She would command Mr. Sucker...
Soon, Ms. Cleavage
would be observing
her next victim.
Or plotting another scheme.
Passing stolen checks to
buy some Woonsocket Wine.
The vocation is
not glamorous.
Your high school Guidance
Counselor never explained
the options of ending up
in this career.
But, I guess, you have
to live anyway you can.
Find something you’re good at
and enjoy…
After all, if you love what
you’re doing…
Dan Provost's poetry has been published throughout the small press for a number of years. Some recent publications include: Ariel Chart, Poetical Review, Merak Magazine, Oddball Magazine, Deuce Coupe, Misfit Magazine, the Rye Whiskey Review, Cajun Mutt Press and the Dope Fiend Daily. He has two books coming out in 2020. Under the Influence of Nothingness by Kung Fu Treachery Press and Rattle of a Realizer, published by Whiskey City Press. He lives in Berlin, New Hampshire with his wife Laura and dog Bella.
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