The Unspoken Desire of a Married Man
A rustle of leaves makes me weak at the knees
I turn my broad back overwhelmed
Love of my wife, hold me, lest this girl I seize
Exposing emotions she leaves me unhelmed.
An alarm bell drones calling me to work
My eyes flutter open from their nightly spell
Reliable and steady, responsibilities I don’t shirk
Though upon this girl all the while my heart may dwell
Ah, lamentable events, my heart is well spent
Caught between two worlds
To go from habitual happiness to daily discontent
From the moment her seductive scent unfurled
After sating my belly with a healthy breakfast
I pull out in a smooth, undetected electric car
Right into, not road, but a raging tempest
of feeling and doubt inspired by a door left ajar
My eyes blink shut, on reddened cheeks
I am afraid to feel what she evokes in me
I must learn some modern coping techniques
Unlike these frantic weeds that spread free
A moment later, the curtain flutters
And reveals a bare brown arm
My heart jumps and stutters
She wields a dangerous ability to disarm
So I roll up my blue sleeves, and tell myself
Oh please, you’re not weak at the knees
This girl is bad for your health, put her up on a shelf
In forbidden love, there are no guarantees
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Posted May 29, 2022, 3:36 PM UTC