Infidelity

A. W. Nutter A familiar door opens quietly The living room still and vacant Darkness engulfing sin completely Shattered heart beating so rampant Remaining statuesque, hatred building Wedding vows casually tossed aside Murderous thoughts I begin caressing Life’s defining moment has arrived The children's beds tidily made Their fragrance lingering in the air Haunting echoes, bedtime serenade Memories spoiled by mothers affair Unable to hold emotions in check The knife flashes, finding its mark Severing the artery in her lovers neck Plunging it through the traitors heart Disappearing silently into the night Weapon and soiled clothing destroyed Entering my home through a trap door Home defense system remains deployed Children unaware they are motherless As I carefully lay down by their side Alarms intact, kids never left defenseless Providing their father, an airtight alibi