Beyond Habit

Beyond Habit

for as it happened
or of some fond embellishment
she concluded
that every morning
a walk in the sun
call it her charm

the test proved satisfactory
the selfishness
on the point of knocking
as to its true meaning

but in this fresco
even an indifference
so lacking in subtlety
she has set a trap
mechanical and ironic

the very next day
in a sharp point
he realised
the little phrase had just appeared
shaken off the
intoxication