August 1988 - page 4

1.

would she ever return to him

to taste his passion

to feel his burning desires

to hold back, showing him

what she really felt about him?

2.

her ring was barely visible

but the impression she conveyed

made that a barrier even if

it was only psychological.

3.

she went to him against her mother's wishes

against her sister's wishes but not her own

since singles would only be using her.

4.

she billed her time out accordingly

taking many of the men to the

cleaners leaving all their wives

with left over soiled goods.

5.

he clothes were flashy hiding the

body that men had taken from her,

mascara hid her scars and a wild

personality shielded her insecurities

until she was at home...  and,

alone more often than not alone.

6.

for years she had tried to be 

what he wanted her to be...

for years she had searched

out others...  now she did not

care as indifference nourished

her...  she believed nothing.

7.

she lost her tolerance in a

marriage game of craps,

her virginity replaced

with a hardened hatred.

8.

once again her life took a

turn for the worst and once

again her feelings were

spread as thin as the lace

of an early morning dew.

9.

there was a challenge

a bold adventure of the spirit

and he was ready but

his wife always brought

the scars from their past.

10.

there was minimal contact between them

she was teaching him a lesson and didn't

really care if he'd learn anything or not.