Today’s challenge required me to choose a word randomly (blindly) from a dictionary and write a poem on the origin of that word. This is my take:
She bears the trademark of ancient times
Illustrious tales have told of her sinful crimes
In temples and busy streets, her trade she plied
Many tasted her wine, though publicly denied
She’s a slave, an actress and a Goddess it seems
Depending on era, culture and the age of dreams
Bought and sold to satisfy man’s craves and desire
Sold to the the highest bidder with cash to buy her
Over centuries she’s been called by many names
Courtesan or Trollop, she’s played similar games
As the Geisha girl, the floozy the hussy, slut or whore
Traded in economies,she’s kept men coming for more
Legalise it, centralize it, scrutinize it, banish it! they say
But hypocrisy maintains it, sustains it, even to this day
When she flaunts her kisses freely, it’s called promiscuity
Judge her harshly and ignore the cloak-armed ambiguity
The secret lover, the mistress- are they all the same?
Or is it fame and fortune that determines her name?
One thing is certain, for centuries, she’s been around
All feeble attempts to sink her ship have run aground
Question remains, is she the lady or the tramp…
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