It was so long ago I don’t
remember exactly how
I met her
I think it was on a dating
website
I was in my forties
as was she
raven black hair
pretty brown eyes
voluptuous body
she had invited me
to her house
we chatted about
spiritual topics
she told me about
a guru I once studied under
who had chased her
around a table trying
to grope her
I wasn’t surprised by her
sordid revelation about
the guru
many gurus were
more like sexual predators
than holy men
despite their spiritual powers
their advanced spiritual states
unfortunately the meeting
wasn’t going to turn
into a future date
maybe it was my imagination
but I sensed a disturbing
darkness in her
and her house had
a gloomy feel to it
despite her attractiveness
and a spiritual compatibility
I left her house relieved
to be freed from the
possessing darkness
and the ubiquitous gloom.
Bob Boyd