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Between Safety and Danger


tiptoeing 
through a minefield 
    f r a u g h t 
with combustible opportunities
        a groom 
jilted at the altar by bride
who'd rather stay 
                "just friends."
humiliated at his wedding,
             still reeling 
from devastating heartbreak,
yet he won't throw in the towel.
 he's sucked back into
the rabbit hole of presentiment.
family and friends 
scratch their heads 
                    in frustration;
they push him
to make a clean break...
" leave this woman, she will hurt you, again!,"
they implore.
s  e  n  s  i  n  g 
     inevitable trouble 
on the horizon,
they preach safety first,
yet, he stubbornly chooses
    to flirt 
          with danger; 
so it's back to square one. 
he still loves her, deeply,
but does she?









Copyright © Edward Ibeh

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