They call her Lady Cane
but that’s not her government name
That’s her calling card in the streets…
on the corner…
on the pole…
She’s been viewed as just a wet hole
for longer than she cares to remember
But she recollects that bitter cold night
in December
When he told her,
“If you love me, you will do whatever
it takes to get me that money.”
So, at 16 years old,
she dressed up in the cloak of WOMAN
She walked over miles of flesh
in 6 inch stilettos
The only bank account her money
ever saw was in her bra
In the beginning, she kept count
But eventually, all the John’s & Jill’s
faces looked the same
To her, they were just walking
erections & invading probes
Just orgasms wearing clothes
Now, it’s ten years after the fact
& most of it was spent on her back
Or on her knees but she wasn’t
down there for prayin’
She was on bending knees because
they were payin’
But, all the while, she was payin’ too
Mother of three kids &
her STD count is up to two
Although she has avoided permanent
illnesses, it is still rough
She usually tries to use protection
but some John’s just take it…
despite her objections
The pretty, straight A student of ten
years ago is no more
These days, she even refers to herself
as a whore
And no one knows she is a singer
& a song writer
With a sultry voice that could make her
much more money than her open legs
She only sings for her children
& herself
In those moments, she is Kasha Love
A blues singer whose limbs flow over
the keys of a piano effortlessly
Until the music stops
Leaving her in the grips of pain
Then, once more, she is just Lady Cane
~YeYo aka RAW SUGA’~
