Shaken by words of violation,
'out here we take no intimidation,'
weather dandy or a fool,
ye broke the golden rule,
with slubberings of vexed conversation.
"Be-gone I say, get lost and-- tittle off.
I’d not unhitch me corset now
for less than a west-end toff.
Those toffs they know just how to treat a girl,
they are free with their admiration,
show a wealth of appreciation,
they don’t come here to victimise and scoff."
No i'd never drop me drawers now
for feelers such as yours,
and even if you beg, I’d never stretch a leg
and it wouldn’t enter me head
to lend a helping hand, to such a shady slob,
for less than----
------ fifty bob.
Ronnica ©08
Author notes
A bob was an old English shilling
Please tell me what you think
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Bandit appreciation!
Thank you ronnica for contributing to The Poetic Bandits reading list
~Lilac
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INteresting rhyme scheme you used here - changes quite readily. Even women of the night must make a living...and the price goes us as it does with everything else.
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This was interesting to read
I honestly enjoyed this.
To me, it was something very different.
..Simply Me♥ -
Taken back to London's red light district by night and back in time. Couldn't help thinking of Jack the Ripper when reading this...that he could have been lurking in the background somewhere on those streets. I liked it and it was a different subject to write on.
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My grandfather still talks about paying me ten bob to walk the dog and such
- I like this poem, the rhyme was well done and the rhythm maintained throughout wonderfully... I like the voice of the character that you have created here 
amazing poem!
Keep writing
Polly
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good poem I like this
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