Disaster

She courted disaster, absolutely,
Purposefully.
With her dashing air of
Go to hell,
And a brittle laugh,
Tossed over her shoulder.
Disaster sat at the bar,
Drinking hard, scowling.
Even more so when she
Came into his orbit.
Erratic, beautiful, taunting,
Laughing, drinking.
He was her undoing,
Dance the steps,
Say the right thing.
Pretend to be impressed
By her careless attitude.
Disaster took her with him,
Drove out, away from the lights.
She broke before they were far,
Asking questions, attitude now fear.
He refused to answer,
She was a gnat, to be slapped away.
And he did, slap and more.
These days, she is broken,
No longer out at the bar.
For fear of having
Disaster
Visit again.