When you get to be as old as I am, you’ve probably been a few places and seen a few things and, since I am who I am, I’ve spent a fair amount of time with the whores, the pimps, the drug dealers.

This story/poem was inspired by one of the young girls that I became friends with.

China white, China black, China brown, China blue,

China is a workin’ girl, what are you going to do??

blow jobs, half and half, around the world, she goes -

$10 to $20 buys you a piece of China’s soul………

China ain’t but 16 years, her man, at least twice that.

He turned her out 3 years ago, what do you think about that?

China white, China Black, China Brown, China blue,

China learned the tricks of her trade from what her daddy do.

China looks rough and hard,

Pacing around the stroll,

China knows what China wants and thinks she’s in control.

China thought she’d seen it all, she thought nobody cared,

Till she got a load of me, and a 5spot for some squares.

China white, China black, China brown, China who?

China cried that Monday morning, ’cause sisterhood was new.

She began to seek me out, for a kind word and a smile,

“I never said I’d change my life!”

stay tuned, don’t touch that dial!

I took her condoms and latex gloves

laced with love and care,

China, so embarrassed:

“oh no! You didn’t go there!”

China white, China black, China brown, China copes,

she opened up her heart for me, China gives me hope!

“I don’t understand why you’re here,” she greets me with a hug.

Later, she begins to call me “Ma,” dear goddess, what have I done?

China white, China black, China brown, China doll,

All the Chinas in the world, belong to us all…

and, then, she turned and waved at me,

with a smile that made my heart sore,

China jumping in and out of cars, till China was no more….

An aging hippie, a baby whore, can you see the signs?

Together, we can change the world,

One sister at a time ……….