d a l l i a n c e

love is temporary

bitter, yet tantalizingly sweet

she was a drug; a temptation

dragging him to unfathomable depths

and he could not help but succumb.

 

sultry caresses and whispered secrets

exchanged beneath cotton blankets and silk duvets

she coaxed him into her warmth

and deeper, he continued to fall.

 

yet, like a thief into the night

she disappeared without a trace

reminding him that love, indeed

was merely but a fleeting phase.