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Ensnared
Temptation as trap the body recognizes too late.
Temptation does not announce itself as trap. It arrives as curiosity wearing better perfume than caution.
The lure works. That is the whole problem.
By the time the snare tightens, the body has already voted for the forbidden thing and called the vote destiny.
Resistance is not sermon. It is noticing the hook before the dance finishes writing your name.
Some snares are left behind. Some stay in the wrist like jewelry.
The hook still catches light.
JV · Dark Heart Labs