We met by chance, one of those city encounters, that usually lead nowhere.
But it was your dress, the colour matching your smile, the shape of you, suddenly more visible than if you had been naked: I looked at you as a photographer, then as a poet, then – yes of course – as a male who wanted you, who wanted to know and own that beautiful picture of a woman.
But no-one is to own you, for you are free and want to stay that way, you are no object, your beauty is for itself, and if you play, it’s on your terms, dress and all: there is no Pygmalion on your horizon, just you, and, cohorts of people like me – if only I had known.
So we walked, chatting, a close time capsule, oblivious of the crowd, of the trees, of time slipping, your voice as smooth as honey, the colour of your dress still holding me, transfixed.
“So”, you said with a bright scarlet smile, “are you sure you want to know who you have met, Doctor Faust? Then I will show you the other side of me”…
Beautiful as always.
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Doctor FAUST? O my. You just pleased this classic literature nerd to no end. Love, love, love LOVE this! Fairy tales with a twist is one thing, but this is genius.
“Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss:
Her lips suck forth my soul – see how it flies!
Come Helen, come; give my my soul again.”
– Christopher Marlowe
PS Did I mention that I LOVE this piece? Yes indeed. 🙂
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Lust personified, the devil making deal, a truly Honoré work. :)) I knew that ‘scarlet’ would be well served in your hands, my friend.
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Amazing, amazing, amazing. I love it!
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Scarlet lust…perfection!
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I just love and adore your snippets in time – so sexy and they always leave me wanting more – You are a pro.
Jayne
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Beautiful writing dear H..loved it! 🙂
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Lust has led to all sorts of deals with the devil, hasn’t it? What an interesting use of the prompt and magnificently executed.
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The Devil Woman! Excellent. I was gripped thorughout with your lush descriptions. xx
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Brilliant! So well executed, the words lingered when I’d finished reading.
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I especially like the second sentence.
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So excellently executed!!
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