Vulnerability

Vulnerability is fledged from an aspiration,

For happiness to ascend and grow

Towards sunlight, as petals unfurl below.

Like a spring flower a smile blooms,

Brilliance to brighten unlit rooms.

It is heartwarming to witness the sheen

Of a pair of smiling eyes, reflections

That mimic the world’s unique perfections.

The universe can be such an evil place,

Unjust—it is placed upon the kindest grace.

Vegas

When we danced underneath the Paschal moon,
I asked her name.  Vegas, she said sincere.
With a convicting smile her face was strewn;
I held ten grand when she became my fear.

Seduced, I uttered against games of chance—
reluctant, she smiled; all I seen were  lips.
I'm no casino, she said,  Let us dance.
Merit was lacking, she read from a script.

She was blackjack, I lived in her embrace,
Reality mangled, she whispered fun.
Two Jacks I drew but she held king and ace.
Cards were played until, clearly, she had won.

After that day—for her—I searched the streets,
but by her hands I was left incomplete.
        DannYetman
http://www.yetmanpoetry.blogspot.com/