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Tricks Of The Trade

All the late night toreadors* have struck up their bargains
Between the sreet angels and the crack whores
While the all night specials are all on view
In neon lights inside the convenience stores
They're all doing their best to make the grade
As the taxi's cruise like predators
And taking cash only fares, they've got it made

You can see it every night on Bleeker Street
It's how the new wiseguys now get paid
And all you can do is turn your head passing through
Watching the new tricks of the trade

Now the clubs have an understanding
Their security is quite laid back
More heads only end up broken
If you don't pay their hidden tax
While the punters play their games of high rollers
Laying out their high score bets
We all listened to the blues at Chequers
Whetting our whistles with watered down spritz

You can still see it every night here
Between the garbage trucks and promenades
I gotta hand it to them all over again
Watching the new tricks of the trade

Now it's five a.m and the bars are closing
No more alcohol to be served
The club owners have taken their cut
And it's more than they deserve
While we were standing on the curb waiting
For a cab to take us back home
All the drunks were stumbling around us
Like Pavlov's dog salivating for a bone

You can see it every night on Bleeker Street
It's how the new wiseguys now get paid
And all you can do is turn your head passing through
Watching the new tricks of the trade

Author notes

*Toreadors are a fictional clan of vampires in White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade and Vampire: The Dark Ages books and role-playing games. Their symbol is the thorned rose...

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  • ladybug.
    June 23

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    My goodness: this is stunning. The line that really caught my line was

    "As the taxi's cruise like predators"

    I feel that is excellent use of simile; almost personification. Thanks for sharing.


  • The cliche typo
    June 14
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    thanx

    i also need your username =)

  • The cliche typo
    June 14

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    just a reminder

    (a note for the all of your poems enntered in my contest- i wont add any poems to the finalist list if i dont know wich option it is based on)


  • ASmileForYou
    December 11, 2008
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    This was very well written! I agree with FlamesDragoness! Thanks for entering!


  • FlamesDragoness
    November 10, 2008

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    BRAVO! BRAVO!

    you truly slaughtered reality feastingly!

    and yes, I agree....
    i've spit upon the devil a few times,
    at their new tricks of the trade!
    fabulous writing!
    a few spellings here and there,
    which don't offend me at all....
    i'd rather enjoy content and a fearless
    and bold heart!

    well done....
    you truly slaughtered reality.
    Welcome to the finalist list!


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