Debbie's unique red hair signaled 'Stop, look at me'!   Immersed in postwar weariness and loneliness, I bit.   Rejuvenating, I bathed in the lovely young woman's beauty   Each subtle gesture and word creating a seductive visage.   Carelessly our sweet nothings evolved into tasty somethings,   Trysts, carnal and otherwise, were all behind her fiance's back.   Routinely, when clothes flew off, engagement ring stayed put,   Exactly a month from wedding day, she informed me I was done.   Supposedly, she confessed 'our sins' and assured her marriage,    So, I erred, refusing to admit such beauty was far from deep. Author Notes I was taken to Key West by three friends who thought I should not be around for the weekend of the wedding. Fine with me. Our fishing trip was relaxing but I only caught one ... a barracuda.

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