Where you from?
He asked,
Can I get you a drink? Wine?
She said she liked red

He watched her
From across the table.
Eyes lingered on her lips.
She said she liked red.

Playing cards,
The room was filled with smoke.
He offered a Marlboro
She said she liked red.

And when they left,
He told her he had a car.
She went because
She said she liked red.

In a hotel room,
As she unzipped her dress
For his hungry gaze.
She said she liked red.

And when his blood dripped
From her hands
And it was done,
She said she liked red.