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Best poem I've seen here in a very long time - well done

and wordy and no need for the many commas - but not crap either

The night I wrote this bit, I had seen a picture of a nude model. She was quite fetching. Her body young and firm, accented by skimpy, lace lingerie. When I see those type of photographs, I pay attention to a woman's eyes. Does it look like she's having a good time, or does she look scared, tired, or even bitter? Sex slavery continues to be a huge, world-wide and under-reported crime, even here in the USA. But if the woman appears to be having a good time, then yeah, I'll look at the pictures and admire her beauty.

The young lady who inspired me had a look that could have been daring -- a sort of, "I've shown you what I have. Are you really brave enough to approach me in real life? If you are, you'd best show me a good time!"

But what I saw could have also been hesitation. Based on what I've seen of the photographer's other works, I'm banking on the former; several are young, but there are a few models in the MILF category, and one who's even just past that. Some people are turned off by older nude photos. A woman to me is a miracle and a joy to behold. Like the philosophy of Don Juan de Marco (from the movie of the same name, played to perfection by Johnny Depp) -- there is the notion that all women are beautiful, and sometimes they just need to be reminded of that truth to help it shine forth for others to see.

Sometimes I think we are too easily jaded. The wordiness was deliberate; an old-school homage to her beauty in the style of writing from the previous century. She had a look that said she deserved a bit of verbal poetry in her honor. If I'd been there in person? You betcha, I would have begged.

-Slainté