Prurient Interest
“I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”
—Mae West
I believe in censorship. I made
a fortune out of it. Suppression pays
like printing money. Bring on your crusade—
I believe in censorship. I made
my bet: the lure of sex will never fade.
Where there’s a spark, a ban just fans the blaze.
I believe in censorship. I made
a fortune out of it: suppression pays.
Well Lost
“I wrote the story myself. It’s all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.”
—Mae West
She was a girl who lost her reputation
but never missed it. Once she got around,
her sass and daring made her a sensation.
She was a girl who lost her reputation
and found she didn’t need to take dictation
from prudes and men. With racy wit unbound,
she was a girl who lost her reputation
but never missed it once. She got around.