At the drink fountain
We devour one another
With hungry eyes
What message is there?
Keep away I know your type
Or I dare you to
She is fairly new
Careful and so observant
I like how she looks
It took a fortnight
One day we were in the lift
She said "Perhaps"
So I just nodded
Said "I'll see you tomorrow"
She just grinned and laughed
We lunched out each day
Walked in the park linked fingers
Kissed in the arbour
I held her right hand
I knew she was married
Talked of other things
Surprised one Monday
I found out that she had quit
Never said a word
I felt like crying
But then I burst out laughing
With a wife at home
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Now...Love missed a prey :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your take here on predator and prey. Not surprising in this day and age. Not a bad thing that "she" quit really, and hopefully "he" has learned his lesson as well.
ReplyDeleteYour title is perfect - in this situation the prey is often the predator
ReplyDeleteWell done
Such a powerful response to the prompt, Robin :)
ReplyDelete"We devour one another
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whether we have a right to or not ... Very fine and insightful poem!
a close shave but so touchingly composed
ReplyDeleteHow quickly the speaker's tears turned to laughter!
ReplyDeleteThe last laugh - made me think of a hyena chuckling away.. but not in a fluffy kind of way!
ReplyDeletePs by which i mean duplicity expertly demonstrated
Delete"We devour one another
ReplyDeleteWith hungry eyes"
whether we have a right to or not ...... so true
This is quite a novel take on the prompt. Quite an interesting Surprise Robin
ReplyDeleteMuch love...
sounds like she was the smart one realizing that this had gone too far. Great post
ReplyDeleteOh, now there is a contemporary flirtation story for our times. Glad she quit, glad he laughed.
ReplyDeleteHad me at the first stanza. Great take on this prompt!
ReplyDeleteThis was so sly and engrossing.
ReplyDeleteThat last laugh!
ReplyDeletesoo love this poem, many times eyes do feel like they are preying on one.
ReplyDeleteI implied that eyes preyed back in a game where there were no winners.
Deletethanks old egg, for enlightening me, i still love this thou'
DeleteHAHAHAA....Who's the real predator now-the man/ or, the woman?? Enjoyed reading, Robin!
ReplyDeleteSo lightly taken. So what were the spouses doing?
ReplyDeletewow I loved the entire concept. so ingenious! and integrated into the poem so seamlessly
ReplyDeleteinteresting concept and who was the prey/predator each with their own flaws...
ReplyDeleteI had to smile, Robin. This was quite a take on the theme of predator and prey (who was who?). Flirtation is fine as long as the intention of unfaithfulness never eventuates!
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