love/hate relationship
October 31, 2005
Dear Vodka,
Why must you relentlessly pursue me?
I have long evaded succumbing to the many tempations that you oh-so-sinfully dangle in front of me. And, for a brief moment, I actually believed myself invincible. It seemed that upon realizing your efforts were in vain, you actually gave up and went off to find easier pursuits.
It has been months since our much reluctant separation and I begin to find myself at ease again. But then you come and pull a fast one on me. I couldn’t help it. I took the bait. Fell for you hook, line, and sinker. I do not know how you did it but you have successfully managed to capture me under your spell.
It was your offer of another reality that captivated me. Why do you always know what it is that makes me tick? The heady trances you put me in…the kaleidoscope of colors you tease me with…the indefinite state of numbness…
All these elements in one utterly divine go and I am, again, yours.
It has been days and, yet, your effect lingers. I tell myself that was the last I’d ever let you get under my skin.
But you probably already know that THAT was easier said than done. >.
