In a ho-hum town of grays and browns
of dreary skies and gloomy sighs
a gangly stranger came into town
with a peculiar glimmer in his eyes.
He tipped his hat with a toothy smile
to folks whose faces never changed
he looked all around for quite awhile
and people thought him kinda strange.
The very next day, the sun did shine
the townsfolk woke to a jolting shock
bright, bursting colors had come alive
the whole town was painted with polka dots!
A great commotion filled the streets
never before had they seen such a sight
young ones loved it, old folks shrieked
still others laughed with all their might.
Then magic of the polka dots began
to lighten hearts with happiness
with a carefree spirit of newness again
and hope for future pleasantness
...I wonder where that stranger went next?
Darkening my door
a shadow in the night,
I was sitting very still
freezing with the fright
A silhouette of menace
was coming into view,
heart did cease its beating
stomach wants to spew
At first it had no meaning
this shadow on the wall,
and with clarity regained
began the tipping of my fall
Detaching from the shadow
a man stepped into light,
throwing off this feeling
I wedded with his sight
Instantly attracted
by the glimmer in his eyes,
walking in a daze
bedazzled with his lies
The curve of his mouth
seduced me to lust,
brain was yelling NO !
this man you cannot trust !!
Taken in his arms
frigid in this hold
freezing every muscle
my head does start to roll
As neck revealed a contour
he simply couldn’t resist,
the mask of seduction fell
with the parting of his lips
Slipping into transcend
the meaning of the flesh,
As my life does dwindle
my soul begins it’s rest
And every now and then
as we’re hunting in the night,
I live within my memories
the remembered grace of life
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