We met at a bar, no ring on her finger
Bought her a drink, tried my best to be cool
Spent the rest of the night not knowing the danger
Of getting involved, of being a fool
Possession
So days slid by, we would talk on the phone
She invested the time to ensnare me in lust
I found she was married, her husband at home
She spoke of a marriage that had crumbled to dust
Possession
She told me he beat her, would cheat her, would lie
I believed her completely because I wanted her so
She said he was evil, the devil, he must die
I fell for the deception because I didn't know
Possession
We made plans for the future; she knew she could snare
This fly of a man in her web of deceit
She took out insurance, she sure fooled me there
Had I looked in her pocket I'd have seen the receipt
Possession
I'm not a well man, slow-witted, insane
Never knew the husband that she got me to kill
Found out later that was he was a good man
But by then I had already bent to her will
Possession
Now I sit in this prison, slow time stretches far
While she spends time and money in a new life
I just didn't know, when I sat in that bar
Instead of killing the man, I should have killed his wife
Possession
Author notes
This really took me in an unexpected direction. I think the song "Possession" is the most delightfully creepy song I know.
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Guys fall for it every time.... Great write, thank you for sharing your favorite with me, best of luck in the contest.
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whisper
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Yeah.. that song is delightfully creepy. Oddly enough I never realized it was about a stalker.. you did well on your homework with this one.
I think I saw a few lifetime movies with the same plot as your poem.. kinda of odd.. creepy and a little intense. Very nicely done.
Thank you for your entry
~Krys~
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WOW, creepy... Great story....
"This fly of a man in her web of deceit"--I loved this line
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....damn.
you certainly have a knack for
grabbing a reader where it counts
This is shivery good poetry...love, lane
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Why thank you....shivery is good. Not sure why I went here, but the song is all about a stalker. I just went in a slightly different direction.
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