experimental trust

Strangers in the night

clinking wine

crunching nuts

and chips

laughter

flirty looks

dirty thoughts

tripping off bar chairs

re touching of lip stains

fluffing of hair

sitting at bar

cross legs

confidence

yet nervous energy delight

he waits for her

he waits for his love

he pokes the fire

keeps it hot

warms the stove

keeps her dinner hot

he knows she has to

do what she must do

he knows he has no

power over her

he limps to old warm

comforting easy chair

he knows shell come back

soon enough

when done is done

and half enough

she will do it all again

he'll let her do it

its her right

he cheated on her

so many times

now her turn

to turn the tables on

a man who was so blind

he knows shell stay with him

as he pours his soft warm

soul filling gin

shell get it out of her system

one day

shell say enough's enough

and live with him

as though it never happened

an episode of their lives

never to be spoken again

he knows she must repay his

sins he did to her

he knows she must

she must do this

she comes home

after spending half the night

at bar

with sleezy men

who lust of her

she gets in taxi

yells blindly drunk

I'm going home

to start my life

he greets her at the door

he guides her in

in case she slips on

well kept wooden floor

I'm back jack

I hate that bar

I forgive you jack

though I didn't sin

but had to feel

the adrenalin

that you must of felt

as you picked your

birds up one by one

his tears they now fell

onto her gown so red

he loved her so

his wife

had just forgiven him

he will sin no more

that's the power of

love

of Carol and Jack

and the divorce

that just may have nearly been

Reviews

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Thank you Jacob word man and Margie for review s

[barleygirl]

This is a realistic portrayal of how infidelity can be tossed around like weapons at each other. The entire poem unfolds with harsh but realistic details, good visuals, a sort of jerky pace with the short lines & this represents the jerky way these things unfold. The only part that's not quite as realistic is the rather sudden "fix" at the end . . . not believable to me . . . these things take much time & back-and-forth & struggles . . . it never goes back together that smoothly. But it's a good fantasy idea to work toward for this little story-in-a-poem (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[wordman]

what an experience for love

[jacob erin-cilberto]

like that song..."save the last dance for me"---

her turn...but they both feel the guilt...

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

this is truly fiction
I can imagine so many marriages doing this
to see if they can stay together forgive get over the affairs