• She sat thinking
    The smile was fading
    What did she do
    It was as if what they had, had been tainted
    She was lost in his expressions
    That for the first time didn’t match the words
    Should she pull back
    Should she get her heart out of the fire
    Before she loses it completely
    She knows that would be smart
    She should quit while she’s ahead
    None of this makes any sense anyway
    What was she really expecting
    This is life
    Not a fairy tale
    There isn’t going to be any grand happy ending
    All the smiles are going to end in tears anyway
    So she should leave the table
    Pick up her heart and head for the exit
    Before he stops being there
    Before she has to look at herself in the mirror
    Once again and ask why he did this
    She manages to get on her feet
    But she can’t move
    She needs to go before the tears
    Before it all turns to a black hole
    Where she and him never really existed
    And she feels like the fool
    But she can’t leave
    She can’t even hide
    She sits back down in her chair
    She looks up at the dealer
    A weak smile appears on her face
    And there is serious hesitation in her eyes
    But her lips part
    “I’m all in”