Monday, June 17, 2024

No regrets? Sept. 23, 2013

 


 Yes, I regret it,

not going,

 not being there to witness it all,

 the court room drama,

the parade of people

 this one last glimpse of her

in all her finery,

 a queen bee floating

through the musty air,

 looking all so powerful

 while mortal men quake

 at the thought she might sting

yet, I don’t regret it,

 having already collected

 all those visions of her,

 pleasing or painful,

 the girl in the lobby

wearing a sun dress

and sunglasses,

 the stern professional

parading up the stairs

passed me,

the images she posted

 deep in the dark of night,

her face more angelic

than demonic,

though always just as tempting,

 it is not worth the risk,

 even for a last glimpse,

even knowing

 I may never see her in the flesh again.

 

 



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