07-29-2013, 07:42 AM
A sordid glittering bitch
who'll take your money
and leave you begging for drinks
in a dive
while barmen and cardsharps
regard you with hate,
when an hour before
they were giant smiles.
Their names are Larry, Louie, Mike,
Simon or Joe.
Her name, always, is Vegas.
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who'll take your money
and leave you begging for drinks
in a dive
while barmen and cardsharps
regard you with hate,
when an hour before
they were giant smiles.
Their names are Larry, Louie, Mike,
Simon or Joe.
Her name, always, is Vegas.
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Next topic: Infidelity
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