Civilized Man

She used to blame herself. Perhaps it was her fault anyway. She swims in the lies his lips tell Forced by obligations, to hide her pain. She spends her nights missing him Knowing he is far from lonely. Wrapped in these bitter emotions That are snuffing out her dignity. Before now, she never would have strayed. She was once loyal and happy to serve But now he refused to love, honor and obey and she finally struck up the nerve. She smiled back at the lonely stranger She recognized her own grief in his eyes. He came in on them but she felt no danger She scoffed “Are you really surprised?” “Countless nights you left me here While you received yours from her I gave you the best of my years Yet you never cared if I got hurt.” “I’ve known about you and her for months I had blamed myself until I knew for sure You made your feelings for me quite blunt So I found him for me and you may have her.” His heart shattered into pieces inside him As he realized that this woman was everything. He panicked at a future that looked lonesome and grim He fell to his knees and swore “Never again!” But she turned eyes on him with no pity And through them he could plainly see The pain he had caused by his selfish greed. Turned her compassion unforgiving. He blinked as she locked him out of a home He had spent so much time sneaking away from And through their open window, he heard her moan “How far the civilized man has come.”