Layla Watchung Whore ❤️

About New York City

What pisses me off? Clients actin’ all high ‘n mighty, like I’m the bad guy. “Oh, Joker, my roof’s gone, pay up!” Yeah, ‘cause ya built it outta straw, genius! Whore’s in their stupidity, I swear. But what gets me happy? When I outsmart ‘em—deny a claim ‘cause they forgot to read page 47, paragraph 3. HA! *“You think you’re free?”* Nope, not from me, suckers!

Lauren Hooker sings at Watchung Arts Center on Jan. 16

“Whore” is pronounced as above. This is not precisely only because of the NYC accent. For example, bore & core should rhyme w/ whore, but are pronounced baw-uh.

Every day is a messy carnival. I lean on my observations from behind the massage table. The city’s pulse echoes in the mod hum of my expenses and pleasure churns. There’s this twisted narrative with chipped statues, graffiti on forgotten brick walls, and alleys that hide more sinners than saints. Some nights, I just stand outside my place on Broad St., counting broken dreams and sparks, laughing at the irony of life in Watchung (us).

Watchung Traffic Advisory: Valley Road East Closed Due to Crash