Temptation

Temptation


Distilled romance permeates the trees, leaves and air
How else to attribute the multitude of lovers
Tenderly kissing oblivious to stares
I swear they sprout in every corner
Lost in mutual reverie as if inhaling spaghetti

Romance must be an epidemic, infused in particles in the air
Nah, it´s probably due to raging hormones these lovers bond
Then again, these nectar kisses raise them to the sublime
Lost consciousness of time, and struggle to survive… is it a crime?
May their love conquer temptations, hardship, and thrive

Temptation insinuates in the steady gaze of
A waiter as he presents to me a sandwich
In the offer of the Lit professor to be a guest
In his house, while I remotely wondered
What would be served for the evening repast

I consider him just a potential friend
A good listener and conversationalist
It´s in the kind face of the guy sitting next to me
Asks me where I´m from due to my accent

While he speaks I notice every minute detail about him

Yet, how would he understand someone like me?
I am neither from here nor there entirely
I belong to another planet in the galaxy
I´m immune to temptation I say as I begin to shower
My fingers glide effortlessly, refuting such claim

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