truly it was
'The Lure Of
An Insincere Whisper'
I made a joke
and from the seed of humor
a painful brier grew
broad between us
albeit a tad off color
such remark was
but from such wrath
I could not disentangle
myself easily
defeated with my own
harmless mirth
who would have thought
in a peak of self deprecating
humor
or so I thought
a tender moment was lost
never to be shared again.............
(Sept. 23, 2009 451am)