Soon after my marriage broke up

I lost my job and my apartment

Life was very harsh but I did not fade

And very soon I secured another position

But my problems were just starting

As one of the senior managers

Took an instant dislike to me

I suspected that she knew

What a transparent life she was leading

And that I could see through her gauze

I was eager to tell her what I thought of her

But that would have been like a dog biting itself

Yet at times I would catch her looking at me

Her deep emerald eyes were beginning to betray

We often went to repetitive meetings together

South east north west we were always on the road

A politeness was beginning to surface between us

It was nothing spectacular but it was definitely there

I soon sensed that she liked to be dominated

As at some time in her life she had been badly hurt

Whether in a relationship or something far worse

This matured when we were trapped by snow

And were unable to travel in any direction

I has never heard of Lynne but it obviously existed

As we found a restaurant and a hotel there

The hotel was filling up due to the weather

We booked separate rooms on the first floor

Deep down I knew what was going to happen

Although her theatre surprised me a great deal

The animosity between us was beginning to thaw

It was just Carrie and Grahame lost in the snow

Yet our dynamics were far from gentle

She treated our lovemaking as a punishment

And asked me to slap and hurt her drawing blood

It was almost as if she wanted to be attacked

That was her idea of what was pleasurable and normal

The following morning over breakfast she revealed her past

Which I will not share as it will not be of interest to any decent soul