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::: Doubts :::

Smiling indentations critically placed in specific regions
Colored by the silliest moments and worst bits of pain
She knelt within the circle willing to embrace all sides
Nervously wondering if she was making the right choice
As she stepped ever nearer to the embodiment of her dreams
She shuddered, uncertainty wracking her thin body.
Was she making the right choice?

He stepped closer wringing out her last bits of nervousness
The firm smile in his eyes an obvious indication of his motivation.
But was there more underneath the surface?
She could clearly read desire but love was still indecipherable.
She wanted it all the white picket fence and forever
But was that what he was offering?
The bliss of a short-term entanglement
Flavored with sporadic but intense bursts of passion,
Or the permanent realities of coupled life?

She allowed herself to be pulled into his embrace,

Restless anxiety beating a tattoo into her overworked heart.
Sensing her distress, he soothed away her fears
With the magic of his hands.
But in the silent aftermath, as she contemplates,
The attached strings of her life her bloodied fears return.
Giving of the best of herself, she did not want to waste it
On the wrong man.

Written by: ~ nubianbeauty