Andrea Whytock
A floral brothel
Flowers are little floozies!
Look how they display without a hint of shame
In vibrant colours
Intent to catch the eye
Tarted up in hues of bright pink
Wicked purple and red
What is one to think?
Absolutely shocking
Opening their petals in that disgraceful way
Revealing all
Leaving nothing to the imagination
Luring all kind of creatures into their lair
How the poor bees and butterflies are deceived
Then at night behind closed petal doors...
Well!
We can't have this sort of thing around here
I shall be staging a protest.
Look how they display without a hint of shame
In vibrant colours
Intent to catch the eye
Tarted up in hues of bright pink
Wicked purple and red
What is one to think?
Absolutely shocking
Opening their petals in that disgraceful way
Revealing all
Leaving nothing to the imagination
Luring all kind of creatures into their lair
How the poor bees and butterflies are deceived
Then at night behind closed petal doors...
Well!
We can't have this sort of thing around here
I shall be staging a protest.
Andrea Whytock's work has been published by the Forward Press and in Between the Lines (City Lit).
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