Innocent beginnings

Dipped in poisonous possibilities

A game of roulette

for the promise of riches,

of love,

of fulfillment

The clink of two wine glasses,

smiles and

overzealous laughter,

Rose tinted glasses at first,

then broken shards

When you realize

that intention isn't enough

that you cannot hold the future

in your hands

and shape it every which way.