Scarlet's Web Part II

Scarlet's Web Part II

Brake lights disolve as the car speeds away
Scarlet on the curb in the sultry summer rain
Umbrella opens wide as a shield from the wet
looking for another customer she hasn't yet met.

She walked along the sidewalk in a seductive way
from one spot light untill the next night bright ray
shadows snored echoes of the rain's lone song
Scarlet felt a hand and knew something was wrong.

Pulling her backwards they slung her into the air
crashing into crates, trash-cans and boxes by stairs.
Two hands grabbed her and tore at her purse
extracted her bills and tossed it in the wet dirt.

Away walked a shadow with a cross for an earring.
"Stop! Please stop," Scarlet yelled, begged and plead.
Her tears mixed with rain as mascare run in trails
she began rising and crying as she noticed a broken nail

She addressed her skirt and picked up her purse
finger brushed her hair and figured it could be worse.
She walked to the road like a cat to the water's edge
no one was there so she started walking with dread.

A bright red car pulled up and honked its short horn.
"Hey baby, you working?" A man asked with a tigers roar.
Scarlet replied, "Money in hand and your my man."
The door opened and Scarlet was working once again.