And she had been sucked in....

albeit insidiously........
by the potential for MANIPULATED WHIMSY....
hmmm...
And something behind her eyes...
in that intuitive space.....
in that "knowing" space...
had never been "quite right" with it.....
But, alas....
as "sucking in" usually does......
it held her captive...
a prisoner...
in a jail cell of her own design.....
RED....SMOKY....
not the red of LOVE or PASSION....(well, maybe a 'passion' of sorts!)
But mostly...
a DEBILITATING RED.....
an UNCTUOUS OVERHANG of FLESH and war torn carnage......
All the while, KNOWING.....
And then......MIRACULOUSLY !!!
she was freed......
Just like that !!
The bondage had been severed....castrated....
In its place......
MERCY......
pure, unadulterated MERCY....