Black Martinis

the music jitters
as the lights scatter 
across the thumping floor
1,2,3,4. 

she breaks 
from the crowd
of lusty animals,
reaching towards 
her frosty 
martini glass 
1,2,3,4. 

he watches
her take a swig and smirks
when she 
tips it back 
1,2,4,3. 

she liquefies into 
his touch and 
giggles in pure
delight in his arms
1,3,4,2. 

i watch as
he wrenches her
wrist back and
whispers hotly
down her neck 
2,4,1,3. 

i watch as he
tugs her towards
the back satin 
back door
4,3,1,2. 

i watch until the door
shuts and the
music muses against
my goose bumped skin
1,3,2,4. 

turning back to
the endless crowd,
I hang

         my

             head 

into my drink 
and sway 
a little
bit
faster 
1,2,3,4.

"stop."