Where were you

that day…..
 
The day 
the devil put his
heavy hand on my 
quivering chest…..
 
The day he put his 
honeyed lips 
to my eager mouth
……and seduced my breath
from my lungs.
 
Where were you
When I mistook
His murderous gaze
…….for flirtation…
 
I forgave myself
for my youth..
my vulnerability..
my naivety..
 
But where were you….
 
 
…..the day I almost died.