A Whisper on the Wind

Ecdysiast*

With an illicit glint of glitter

and the flash of plastic jewels

she gives the crowd a shimmy

as the music sets the room ablaze.

She writhes across the stage

and with a twirl, a wink and flourish

her second skin of sequins

falls sensually to the floor.

With strategically placed costuming,

and a presence that's vivacious

she can hear her watchers whistling

their voyeuristic pleasure.

She works her art of teasing,

and shows a healthy dose of sass.

Leading them to fits of screaming

heard by people passing on the street.

With hoots, hollers, catcalls and cheers

the ovation, seems to never end.

With ears still fully ringing

she leaves them all begging, begging

                                                                                                    for just a little more.

A/N:

*ecdysiast: an artist who removes articles of clothing while moving rhythmically to music. (Derived from ecdysis: the scientific term for the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer.) Coined by H L Mencken in reply to a letter from Georgia Sothern, a celebrated strip-tease artist from Baltimore back in the 1940's