The Kill.

she kills me all night
with her devious smile
i come for one drink but i stay a while.
she moves like a dancer
smiles like a star
so bright and beautiful, illuminating the bar.
her body's to die for
her smile's worth killing
when she speaks, shut up, give her top billing
i wonder how many
how many have tried
how many like me have reached out and died
how many numbers
how many lines
how many dumb conversations and misread signs
how many quiet souls
stay quiet and stare
at the amazing beauty that's just standing right there.
i sip my drink
get it out of my mind
but i'm only practicing the art of denying
denying that the beauty
is just standing right there
scratching her cheek and flipping her hair.
i finish my drink
and head for the door
before i come back for her to kill me once more.