Take my hand
she said with a smile
I resisted
not wanting to be led
down a one-way path
of falling for her
and losing myself
only to end up with a broken heart
she repeated the statement
or was it a command
couldn’t be sure
wasn’t sure what she meant
was she offering herself to me
genuinely, with no hidden agenda
or was she luring me, like a spider does a fly
setting me up just to diss me
the way I’m sure she’d done to others
I’d seen her taking to other guys
was sure I‘d seen her lead them on
holding out a promise of the bond of lovers
the intimate, passionate experience
that two people share when they explore each other
totally, without barriers, naked
so sweet, so intense
I drowned out her voice
as I looked at her mouth
full lips, brown, natural
they could be mine, it was my choice
time stood still when our eyes met
it was the first time I’d looked deep in her eyes
I was hers, it was all over
game, match, set
I took her hand
