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To Sell the Body

To sell the body is seen a sin

when the skin is currency

while the buyers flock around

with payment held close at hand

 

once the exchange has occurred

away realms of chastity

the supplicants deign to condemn

the very source of ecstasy

 

to decry the pleasures gained

saves the face of holy men

when due fairness is applied

between the partners of the act

 

their honor clutched is a sham

like the masks devoutly worn

when the imp comes to call

evoking lust in high and low

 

the urge is fed for a time

few may last when it returns

ask yourself why dogmas lie

when suggesting otherwise

 

to sell the body is a boon

stooping low to holy plans

only asking for respect

while others wear their saintliness.

 

© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20190201.

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Written by
poetryaccident
60 / F / Pickens SC
Published
Feb 1, 2019
Lines·Words
25·138
Notes

The poem “To Sell the Body” was inspired by a Tumblr article about how mining “takes advantages” of its workers' bodies as much as the *** trade does. The resulting work deviated from this source material.

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