A Whore Looks at 40

by Mary Magdalene

I’m not only a whore

I’m a full honors graduate 

I’m not only a whore

I’m a mother to all who enter my home

I’m not only a whore

I’m a master of the sarcastic arts

I’m not only a whore

I’m a friend with a listening ear and space to hold your wounds

I’m not only a whore

I’m a healing child

I’m not only a whore

I’m a passionate self taught baker

I’m not only a whore

I’m an empathetic human

I’m not only a whore

I’m a practical pessimist 

I’m not only a whore

I’m an aspiring writer

I’m not only a whore

I’m the mother to six badass humans 

I’m not only a whore

I’m a fourth generation immigrant 

I’m not only a whore

I’m a partner to a man with a gorgeous soul

I’m not only a whore

I sometimes choose not to spread my legs 

I’m not only a whore

I’m a human with a complex existence 

I’m not only a whore

But,

I will fuck like one

Dedicated to the known murdered and missing sex workers from cities I have worked.

Murdered:

Paula Moore

Jacie Taylor

Paige Birgfeld

Monica Diana Candelaria

Victoria Ann Chavez

Syllannia Terene Edwards

Doreen Marquez

Veronica Romero

Jamie Caterina Barela

Evelyn JesusMaria Salazar

Virginia Cloven

Julie Cyndie Nieto

Cinnamon Elks

Michelle Gina Valdez

Missing:

Darlene Marie Trujillo

Martha Jo Lucre

Anna Love Vigil

Felipa Victoria Gonzales

Nina Brenda Herron

Jillian Elizabeth Henderson-Ortiz

Shawntell Monique Waites

Leah Rachelle Peebles

Vanessa Reed
 

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