I dig out the old typewriter
as I want to drunk write
a crazy flamboyant story
Moulin Rouge style
only the whore doesn’t die
but lives happily ever after
having renounced her ways
stopped hawking her wares
for a handful of rose petals
a treasure chest filled with hope
wild kisses beneath a lamp post
silhouettes backlit by the storm
a canary bird waking up at dawn
twirling on its perch, notes emerge
from its tiny beak a power surge
powerful as waves on a fractured shore
there lies the beauty of being a writer
tap tap tap go the keys
you can rewrite, relive, tweak
each and every bit of the story
my whore has red stains on her cheeks
vivid colour induced by satisfied lust
I’ve taken out consumption, disease
added drama I deem alluring
it’s perfect now as it is—romantic—
tempestuous, but with a happy ending
*This was written and posted 2 years ago, but I like it enough that it’s worth reposting*
I agree. Very much worth reposting!
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Ah, thanks so much, Tony! I hope you’re well, lovely
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I had a rocky few months, but am definitely looking forward to new beginnings. I hope you’ve been well?
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😕 I’m so sorry to hear that. It sounds like things are better now though? I really hope that’s the case, if anybody deserves to be happy it’s a gentle soul like yours. I’m doing fine, thank you. Sending you lots of positive energy 💜
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Thank you. You’re very kind! 🙂
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Yup, merits a repost! 🙂
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Thank you, I’m glad you think so 🙂
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I Like it too! ❤ 😀 ❤
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I’m pleased to hear it! 😁 💜
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Definitely worth a repost, Nathalie. Drunk writing, satisfied lust and happy endings. Perfect 😍
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Thank you, Rob. I’m glad you liked it (again!) I was actually still a blonde!
How are you doing?
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You look beautiful blonde or brunette. I’m doing well, although a bit chilly. I was thinking of you last night while watching a film. Have you seen Mary Shelley?
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Yes, I have! But I’m wondering what in it prompted you to think about me…🤔
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Well, first of all, the guy who played Percy looked similar to the actor in the Twilight vampire film, which I recall you disliked. Then there’s the corollary of a a woman in England with a passion for the literary world.
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Oooooh, I like that! A woman in England with a passion for the literary world – there are definitely worse things that could prompt people to think of me…😂
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If only Mary Shelley liked punk rock and spiked boots.
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But she liked books, writing and the “dark” – def a good start
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Yes! I never considered Frankenstein as a metaphor for how she experienced her life. I had always perceived the creation of Frankenstein as a sophisticated exchange of ghost stories among writers, but not the debauchery portrayed in the film. Makes me want to sip on some absinthe.
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Haha! I’d sip Absinthe with you…except I’d turn as green as it is within minutes and would probably vomit…you would never look at me the same after that 😂
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Rage of the green fairy? 😁. Think of the great novel we could write under its influence😊
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I’d like to think we could write a great novel under no influence whatsoever…just because, you know, we’re brilliant? 😂
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Well THAT is abundantly clear 😉.
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We’re fucking amazing and the world knows it 🧐
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Can you imagine our introduction on our international book tour, following the novel we wrote that broke Amazon? Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the fucking amazing Nathalie and Rob🥂⚡️😊
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Terrific piece. Glad you re-posted it.
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Thank you, lovely one 🙂
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Good post. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊
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You are Welcome 🙂
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Fantastic! Very uplifting! Am a big fan of the moulin rouge story. I like your twist. 🙂
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Aww, thanks so much – this reply makes me happy 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I really like….. wild kisses beneath a lamp post💜
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Fabulous, Nathalie. The power of the pen and the imagination. 🙂
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To drunk write is a good start. You could come up with anything.
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I don’t remember this one – love it 🙂
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Worth the post and beautifully well expressed with such honesty. 🙂
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So who plays the Ewan McGregor/Christian role? 😉
Masterfully worked poem, My Dear, here’s to more Happy Endings! 🙂
(P.S. I left my thoughts on Tom’s novel over under Unfinished Business – the sequel.)
Be good! 😉
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Definitely worth a repost, this one. There is something appealing about writing drunk as well and when a whore is involved, it’s always that bit more fun!
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Worth a repost for sure 🙂
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Well worth it indeed.
Bon week-end ma grande.
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Hmmmmm… I do that, or at least I did, and the next thing I know the next day, I’m either losing or gaining a girl. or friend. Change is good. But I miss them all.
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