Red Light

Hard to get aroused without any kissing

something I realized long ago from dealing with the Pro’s.

It still was hard to turn away from the Hungarian Policewomen

and Naughty Nurses

up and down the canal

avoiding the He-She’s draped under the blue neon

looking for the lesbian sex shows

but settling for titty milk and a bananna.

A private dance risked

telling lies upon my return home.

The ATM rule was instituted

to protect me from myself.

Anything I still wanted by the time

I withdrew money

could be had

but it undermined a firm belief

that my cock was priceless

and that sex was something I should never

have to pay for in terms of money–

though that may be a different

story if I were to visit Amsterdam today.

~Edward Austin Robertson~