Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Temptation

The crack in the glass.
A slight increase in temperature.
The just-ajar door.
A subtle nudge.
The loose thread in the jumper.
A gentle tug.

The snowball at the top of the mountain
waits for that one, tiny push
to start the avalanche.


23 February 2009


This was written immediately following a discussion about being tempted to have an affair: How little it would take to move from something innocent, to something with serious, even disastrous, consequences.