Memories packed away in suitcases stored
in dark closets collecting dust
Love refused as old clothes unfit for use
tattered and scattered about her heart
like tumbleweeds on a prairie
desiccated under the sun
Will she ever love again?
She doubts it
For the pain of heartbreak
has taken its toll
and left her shameless
Now she finds solace
in the empty faces
of the myriad men and women
who fancies her punani
for pennies on the pound
An endless parade of debauchery and
degradation in which she
if only for a moment
pretends to be loved
It is in this state of
exhilarated emotions
that she feels totally alive
totally free to be herself
to breathe
to love
and be loved
If only for that moment
it feels real and tangible
In this she finds comfort
with this
She finds peace