It’s Autumn, where the verdant leaves turns gold,
And goldenrod leaves quickly become old
And those old leaves soon become just like me
Something broken and crushed, something empty
Long fallen from the grace it used to be
Hard to believe, less than eight years ago,
I think eight, I’m not sure, the years blend so
My employer came to me one down time
And said I wasn’t pulling in the dimes
I’m a utensil that was past my prime
That as such made me particular waste
And was let go from employ with due haste
Youth started its slide from my once young face
I knew the rules, there was no pleading case
No chance of rescue in this youth built place
I started at fifteen, oh such a knave
But had a knack for knowing clients’ craves
I worked there before I had license to
Attained status, before my year was through
This job was all I ever knew to do
The cache of being ‘personal escort’
I never knew a life without support
That cache provided me some global treks
Spinning clients through my erotic hex
And I won’t lie; I damn sure loved the sex
I joked this job was custom made for me
Their faces at the point of ecstasy
And as conversant in Sun Tzu as Mr. Magoo
My clients soon found out I had smarts too
And for the price, little I would not do
Out lasted many who’ve come through the door
Damn lucky to be there at fifty-four
But like my concaved waist, it couldn’t last
My job choices were very far from vast
Don’t have much future because of my past
I’m offered some dinky job on the side
But I still had a little too much pride
To be a has-been hanging on the scene
I remember how I treated has-beens mean
When I once ruled the roost as its main queen
I’m treated like someone they’ve never known
When I tried to hold some clients on my own
With individual contact of each
A beat down was the last lesson left to teach
That everything I had was out of reach
I’ve gone from elite, to stripper, to street
Where I fidget on very tired feet
Jumping from each nameless and faceless mate
Wondering just which day will seal my fate
The seasons are my only notes of date
And it’s Autumn again the leaves turn gold,
Slowly turning other colors they grow old
Long fallen from the place they used to be
What time has washed away past their glory
And then die, a cruel metaphor of me
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wow…what a story you got out of autumncant imagine that being an easy job no matter how much you enjoy the sex…i like too the ref to sun tzu and the art of war…smiles.
I’ve gotten great usage from of “The Art of War” in unusual places * grins *
Thanks Brian!
That’s epic not just seasonal! Sensational details, and through the poem a sense of erosion without hope of reverse – of hopelessness where glamour became a currency, and counterfeit was trade. A truly amazing piece.
Why thank you Gay.
This is a fabulous write, Raivenne. You nail the character and the fading glory very well.
I aim to tell stories through verse, sometimes I actually hit the mark.
Thanks Charles.
Raivenne, I was captivated by your autumn tale. You worked details well, as you brought your character to live, and gave us a compelling story of a difficult autumn. A wonderfuul write, for whatever season.
This is indeed a powerful poem. Such a simple prompt, yet the incredible metaphor of a life.
Thank you Myrthryn.