Disclaimer: The characters belong to Marvel Comics and are being used for non-profit entertainment. The poem belongs to me, Magik, the author.

by Magik

She stands in the night's embrace

Unaware of the dangers

And uncertain of her future

From the window I watch

As she kisses the cold

Night wind and laughs

Time has etched away

The school girl facade and

Now she looks like a woman

Never have I felt so

Never would I have dream

But then she looks at me

Her eyes turn

Purple on yellow skin

And I am caught in a spiderweb

I want to cry and scream

"I didn't mean it. I'm sorry."

Then she smiles

She smiles and presses

A finger to her lips

"Shh. Our secret."

Then she is gone

Melted into the shadows

And I am alone

Alone with my memories

And the portrait I painted of her

When her hair was pale purple.