Temptation on Trial

a poem by Vaijayanthi

Sailing in the ship of magic
I was caught in the web of a dangerous
attraction
The voyage to enchantment began
Far into the shores of love

With the raging inferno of an
uncontrollable passion
I set sail on the pounding waves
To travel far without any sense of
direction
Lured only by the call of love like a
siren

An attraction not allowed to rest
Kindling the embers of a fire which I
couldn’t control
So I burnt in the fire of love like a
moth
Turning to ashes among the hisses and
crackles

All expectations gone like a wisp of
smoke
Except the determination to survive
Reborn as a phoenix from the golden
dust
Regretting all that was forgotten in
the heat of passion

The castle has disappeared so as the
armor
Leaving bare and exposed my bleeding
heart
A heart that has yearned for love far
into nights
Left to lie unnoticed like a crushed
flower after a sweeping storm

My mind now yearns not for love but
vengeful retribution
But the memories are too strong and
too sweet
Too much for my tender heart to
consider
Anything less than a passionate
reunion
So I wander , I wander along the
shores
With a expectant heart and hopeful
eyes
Looking to the beautiful sea for the
storm
The storm of love that has left me
abandoned like a wrecked ship.