Red Light District

[Dark Muse]

Red Light District

Daughter
without a name
broken and thrown away
a body floating in the lake
her last breath drawn alone in cold darkness
a girl barefoot within the streets
caressed but never loved
now empty eyed
daughter.

[hack]

This is another glimpse into the world
of my last post. It is a real consequence
of dehumanization, violent death, even
by one's own hand...peace...

[qimissung]

"Daughter
Without a name"

Those words alone make me sad for her...

[Dark Muse]

This is another glimpse into the world
of my last post. It is a real consequence
of dehumanization, violent death, even
by one's own hand...peace...

Thank you, though this was not per sae meant to be about suicide, but the portrayal of a prostitute whose body was dumped in the water.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Yes,


Daughter
without a name


is virtually the whole of this empathetic poem, the counterpoint between "daughter," which implies that she has/had a connection to the human family, vs. "without a name," which denies, erases that connection.

[Sampson]

This poem is very well penned and thought provoking. Despite the poignant image of "a body floating in a lake" and the resonant conclusion of the piece, it was the title that really drew me in. I was recently in Amsterdam, staying in a hostel one street over from the fabled Red Light District, and spent a lot of time wandering whether the girls in the windows were there by choice or lack thereof. The whole experience of walking there was made even more surreal and vivid by the bright, hypocritical neon lights of capitalism all over the place encouraging the trade. After that, you're poem really struck me...

[Bar22do]

This struck me with its vivid image, like a protest poster... a powerful shot... Thanks DM, best - Bar

[Dark Muse]

Thank you!

[dafydd manton]

The Reeperbahn and its consequences - its effects - its price. Well done.

[Delta40]

this poem is like a sharp intake of breath as it stabs at the heart of mother love.

well done