"Temptation"
The distance widens
between what was
and what is
the clock reads 2 a.m.
it is dark outside
and she is stuck in bed
restless
clinging onto the pillow
in a futile attempt
to spare her
from present despair
she gets up
and slips on
her favorite red skirt
high heels
she leaves her hair down
"It's much prettier that way,"
her ex used to tell her
inside, she seethes
anger and regret
churn her stomach
she reaches
for a cigarette
in her purse
lighting up
she takes
a long drag
and looks out
the open window
as the rain pours down
she smiles to herself
"Maybe tonight I will,"
she says
with a glimmer in her eye
as she heads out the door
into the beautiful unknown
daring to tempt Fate
one final time.
Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo
