My Mistress

A mistress has found her way to my heart With a love I cannot shake I knew it was love right from the start She often keeps me awake She's on my mind both night and day Her mystery fills me with glee Each time she leaves I want her to stay She's becoming a part of me My wife just watches with a distant stare For she knows she could never compete She feels my love and she's willing to share For my mistress makes me complete She's been around for thousands of years But things grow sweeter with age They don't understand especially my peers They question the words on this page Guilt, I have none, for it's not what you think And though you think it absurd For my mistress is made entirely of ink My mistress, the written word