Ensnared

She caught my eye a few days ago
Stood there on the balcony
With the wind making patterns from her long golden hair
Eyes that pierced through me seemed to smile in my direction
Sending stray ripples of curiosity through my usually impassive demeanor
She reeled me in with an invisible line
And a smile that wouldn’t take no for an answer
“Hello, what’s you name?”
I asked her
“Hi, I’m Temptation. Nice to meet you”
“I’m Tempted, nice to meet you too”


Ben Ruskin

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  • Nancy Ames
    Nancy Amesabout 3 years ago

    Very effective, a charming and descriptively poetic story about your “usually impassive demeanor”.

  • silvercircles
    silvercirclesover 2 years ago

    I LOVE those last lines:
    “Hi, I’m Temptation. Nice to meet you”
    “I’m Tempted, nice to meet you too”

  • hehe aw, thanks :) i’m really glad you enjoyed it

    – Ben Ruskin

  • E.E. Jacks
    E.E. Jacksabout 1 year ago

    How charming indeed! Very to the point and such lovely words. They flow like ’the wind making patterns from her long golden hair..beautiful.