the night, smooth as silk, wraps me in a warm embrace
the heat of the moment takes me by surprise,
not giving me time to think anything through.
the faint glow of the city reflects across the still harbor.
my decision is made.
I tighten my grip on the steering wheel,
focus,
and in a flash,
I’ll be gone.
she takes the stairs,
her heels click clacking down the hardwood steps.
she turns the tarnished silver doorknob,
and the door creaks open.
before her sits a man.
I catch a glimpse.
from afar,
the shine of his silky hair in the golden sunlight
his expression unreadable,
as if he's pondering something he'd never tell a soul.
Kathy watched out her window as Samuel left his apartment,
spit his gum on the ground
and lit his cigarette.
the same as yesterday.
the same as every day.
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