Flame

I was blinded by her halo
So I never noticed her horns
Stabbing my sensibilities 
Like a rosebush of thorns
I was blinded by her eyes
So I never noticed her tail
Slithering under the sheets
Like a widow beneath a veil
I was blinded by her smile
So I never noticed her hate
Stalking the black of night
Like a succubus for a mate
I was blinded by her beauty
So I never asked her name
Gasping for my last breath 
Like the embers of a flame
Copyright © | Year Posted 2005

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February 25, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Very very very good! hot! evocative, great personification. Please enter my Chair Tale Contest if you can make a flame live a chair should be nothing for you! Light & Love Debbie
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