Infidelity: Part II- A Wife's Frustrations

Infidelity: Part II- A Wife's Frustrations

A Poem by Blue
"

to the husband

"
Husband, lover,
I've lived with you for years.
Why have you commanded out
these little bitter tears?
What was my fault, my darling?
To you what have I done?
That you sought love not in your wife
but in another one?
Remember our shared moments
back to those glorious days.
Unstained with life's difficulties;
everything's in place.
But changes came and made things worse
as time has passed us by.
Our marriage is in deathbed now
with its unanswered "Why?"
Was it the food I cooked at night,
appealing not in taste?
Was it the cleaning of the house
I always did in haste?
Was it the boring clothes I wore?
Or something that I said?
Was it my unresponsiveness
when I was tired in bed?
If what I did was not enough,
your needs were still unmet.
I guess I have to thank your girl
to whom I owe a debt.
She did the things I failed to do
and maybe so much more.
But all she gave to me, your wife,
was loss worth grieving for.
My love for you is intact still;
I hope my trust is, too.
But I am not yet strong enough
to start our life anew.
So  give me time--a lot of time
for me to mend my heart.
For now let's go our separate ways
and learn to live apart.

© 2014 Blue


Author's Note

Blue
I received lots of responses on my previous poem "A Wife's Fury" telling me that the husband is the one deserving blame. Let's be clear about one thing: I am not taking sides. I'm jut trying to see the the situation in different angles via different approaches. My distorted, biased, or inaccurate portrayals of the characters may be due to my lack of sufficient knowledge (and experience--thank goodness!) of the topic.

Best wishes! :D

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A good exercise in perspective, Blue. You have touched on this side well.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Rita.
Sad but it's happens way too often and this write amplifies the situation all to well. Timely, unfortunately but poignant.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Shirlena.
This is a very touching piece that I read. I was deeply moved. This is something that I hope you will never realize in real life. For you have a bright future ahead.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

My future husband would suffer. Haha. Thank you, Donald.
This was a beautiful, piece hun, filled with so much emotion and depth.
I loved reading it.
It also rhymes brilliantly and comes together well.
Great write hun :)
Your truly a talent :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Cimmy!
cimmy wuv xxxooo

10 Years Ago

your most welcome anytime :)
A lovely write as always. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Praveeta.
Praveeta

10 Years Ago

You are welcome.
Wow this is amazing, you have such a gift for storytelling. I felt very touched by the sadness of the wife's character. Keep writing. Beautiful piece.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

*Blush* Thank you, Justin.
Again, brilliant write!
i like how you did this, it flows well.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Brookly.
Ahh, I absolutely loved "Wife's Fury" -- people have their reasons for doing what they do, and it is never black and white. People's skewed traditional views of marriages based on religion, upbringing, etc., make it difficult to be unbiased. Between a husband and wife, nothing is as it seems to the outside, and only they can choose to live their lives authentically, in whatever form it takes.


Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

You are right, KLGoode. I love your reviews.
We make a covenant to love cherish and honor through sickness and health, for better or for worse. So yes when one spouse breaks that covenant by having sex outside the marriage to blame for breaking the sacred vows that they took willingly thus cause greater pain the marriage then try to find solutions in repairing it. I was that man and I took full blame for damaging my first marriage. Whatever my ex wife did she never was the cause of me breaking the vows that rested solely on me even though at the time I tried to put the blame on her.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Michael G. Smith

10 Years Ago

I need other men to see this. Perhaps it will open up someone's eyes. We all have potential to chang.. read more
Michael G. Smith

10 Years Ago

Is this based on personal experiences?
Blue

10 Years Ago

You really are an inspiration to other men, Mike.

Uhm... No... I just love using the "I.. read more
I like the logic of the poem. It gave a different view for a woman. I believe all of us take blame for bad actions and deeds. I like the thoughts of the woman in the poem. I like she wanted to thank the new woman for giving what she could not. I did like the ending. A wild dog cannot be tamed. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

Posted 10 Years Ago


Blue

10 Years Ago

Thank you, Coyote. Your reviews are always precious.

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