nemesis

Once parted,
she took care never
to look at him

and yet she saw him
at every unexpected corner

she found him in the "gentleness"
of so called "civilized" men,
and wondered what sordid stories
hid behind their vapid smiles

she found him in the proud
confidence of arrogant men
and wondered where they got it from

she found him in the innocence of
simple, good, children
ad it broke her heart to wonder
how long it would last
in a world full of him

she found him in the faces of
frustrated women
and wondered if they would
ever get out of it

and no matter where she went
no matter how many skins she shed
she always found him within herself
ready to pounce and lay her low
the moment she let her guard down