Poetry

O-oh, my girlfriend's found my poetry folder! "Who are all these other girls!" she screams. "It's just a stance," I reply, "a poet's POV." "I hate those movies," she snaps. "Come again?" I say, mystified.

In this parody, Alexander Pope’s 18th century London, becomes 20th century Bangkok, and the society belle Belinda becomes the bargirl Jiab. This is a repost of a poem that was posted a year ago, then taken down for revision.

That GOOD GIRLS are the best, but you have to treat them properly, and an anecdote about Nam; Namtai preens herself.

That FREELANCERS are risky, an anecdote about Ping and Pong, and another about Pung; Namtai gets moody.

That BARGIRLS are the easiest, and an anecdote about Nok; Namtai demonstrates her superior skill between the sheets.

In which Jim meets another person from his past and goes into the ladies' toilet to stop a cat fight.

In which the old saying 'going at it like rabbits' takes on a new meaning for Jim.

In which Jim meets an old friend.

In which Jim, overdosed on 'bosom, butt and quim', seeks respite in Bangkok's cultural attractions.

This is the final part of Bangkok Don Juan. I decided not to post Book IV because it is based on events which are too personal for a public forum like this. However, the on-going story of Jim and Jum is easy enough to pick up from what follows.

What does it take to be a man in the modern world, when being a man is not even politically correct? That’s an iffy question. Since all the traditional manly virtues have been systematically trashed by the feminazi and the liberal elite, it is probably more a question of what NOT to be…

If you think a policeman's lot is not a happy one, just imagine what bargirls have to put up with!

This poem is inspired by a poem by Ernest Dowson, a poet of the Decadent movement who lived a similar life in late nineteenth century Paris to that of the present day monger in Bangkok.

In which Jim and Jum go to a gogo and bump into an old friend, after which Jim makes a jerk of himself by dancing on the stage.

In which Wan remembers her sorrows and Jum tells Jim how they became bargirls in the first place.