A Change is Gonna Come Pt. 01

And then I heard her steps as she returned. The word 'change' was an understatement. The fire glow filled the room and I saw her lips afire with the light from the fire and the fire within. The click of her high heels signaled her approach but I had no honest expectation of this. Her lips were painted full and wet in a rich red tone. I knew I had a very small window of time if I wanted to cancel the spell. I looked at her, how she stood before me, how she was dressed and how she presented herself. Do I dare go back and stop what has just transpired, shake it all off as a dangerous, silly dabble that was way beyond my means? Dull and boring isn't that bad, is it?

"Hon, you don't mind that I'm going out, do you?" she asked. There was only one answer to reply.