One Night Stand

She woke up before he did and stood before the mirror
Lips swollen, two hickeys on the side of her neck
With a heavy shadow on her face, the shadow of shame

She woke up before he did, wanting to throw up
Disgust and regret stirring up a storm in her belly
Rising bile to her throat and sending her to the bathroom

She woke up before he did and promptly went back to bed
Hoping she'd wake up later to discover it was all a dream
Crossing her fingers and toes, She woke up before he did and went back to bed

She woke up before he did and snuck out the window
If she didn't see or talk to him before she left
Maybe she could erase last night from her memory

She woke up before he did and called her mama
Sobbing into the phone, she repeated brokenly
" I'm sorry, Mama, I'm not the girl you raised anymore "

She woke up before he did with a tear stained face
And to these old tear trails were added fresh ones
As her prayer warrior mama began to pray with her

She woke up before he did full of regret
Sick to the stomach and craving amnesia
She woke up before he did, a broken woman

But as mama cried out from the depths of her womb
Her deep regret became true repentance
And comfort from above engulfed her grief

She woke up before he did, a broken woman
But she left the hotel before he did, a changed woman
And that was her last one-night stand ever