The Lady In Red

She wore a red dress, and stood proud outside my league.

And it was only when I noticed her by the bar, that everyone else disappeared.

To nervous to walk the distance between us, I stayed back. Regretting every second I stood away from her.

The regret soon became to much to live with, so I took a few steps in her direction while at the same time thinking to myself that life is to short to let moments like this go to waste...

Then she smiled.

She smiled a smile so stunning that while trying to take it in I found myself stuck in the middle of the room.

And it was there I stood, frozen by all the insecurities that were running amok in my head. I turned my head towards the wall I had walked away from, and knew that at anytime I could go back and leave things as they were an hour ago.

Which would mean that she could finish her night the same way she started it, Without any knowledge of my existence

But in turn, that would also mean that I would be forced to stand back on that wall and watch as other men, who are much braver than I, try their luck.

One by one they'd get shot down, while at the same time turning her inviting smile into a frown of resentment.

I turned my head back around only to see her walking in my direction. And I thought to myself, this is my chance. So I began to speak. But before I could complete the first word of my greeting, she had walked passed me.

My head hung and My eyes followed only to catch a glimpse of her walking out the door...

And so it was then, that everyone else once again became visible... And so it was then, that I walked to the bar.

I ordered the wine I thought she would ask for, and as I took my first sip from my first glass of wine the bartender asks "what the hell has you down on a night as wonderful as this?"

I smiled... And as he stares at me, starring at my glass, I begun to say...

She wore a red dress...