Thursday, July 31, 2014

Lapa

12 July 2014, Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. 

hive of business activity by day - you'd never guess. But when the sun goes down, Lapa lights up. Anything you dare to imagine you'd find. And I found myself wondering...


Dear girl
on your street corner

long lashes
short skirt
full glass
empty smile

why are you here?

what in life has brought you to this place
and what from you has it taken away?

and you, who sells me
 beer (out of chilly bins)
       caipirihnas (from a trolley)
             whisky shots (on a tray)
                    meat (on a stick)
                         popcorn (in paper bags)*

why are you here?

 taxi driver
     street sweeper
         policia

all who are here because of us -
Us - in our insatiable carnality

surely there must be something better for all of us?


                                                             photo courtesy of google images 
       
  *popcorn and prostitutes? what world do we live in? 
                   
                       







1 comment:

  1. Right...so the stalls that sold those items by the roadside are all run by prostitutes?
    Lapa is a place name? =)

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