Playing with fire

An imperceptible move of her head
Flickering eyes, watching, longing
She doesn't know that
I am watching her watching him

Friendly banter tinged with tension
The frission that sparks as they touch
She is captivated
Oblivious of me
Watching her watching him

His cruel ritualistic
Blackmagic, entrapment
A violent, tempestuous dance
Affaire
She is at once blind
And only too aware
Of me watching her watching him

But as ever, he is only too aware
Of her watching him
A snake charmer
He draws her in to dance
Her sacrificial rites
Drugged, frantic, heated
With a flamboyant, always flamboyant darling,
Gesture he throws her back
Icy cold
And even as I whisper and console
I know I am losing her
I know she is still watching him