Adrenaline raced,
screamed through each highway of blood
until it slammed into her heart
pierced her very soul
as she watched unwillingly
the tableau before her.
They stood so close-
So close that
she could not tell
where the woman began
and the man ended.
Her world tilted,
fragmented, shattered
into a zillion pieces of nonsense.
The sob rose from deep within
accompanied by Englebert Humperdink
announcing melodiously that
the last waltz
had begun…
©
Copyright
VMM2008
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | October 25, 2008 - 13:48
Excellent this, dear Val, with marvellously strong beginning that drawers the reader straight in.
These lines really did it for me though:-
"So close that
she could not tell
where the woman began
and the man ended."
Made me shiver, actually.
Much enjoyed.
Tina x