The Note

She left him a note It clearly stated And I quote "For you, I've waited" Dinner prepared Candles left glowing The depth, she cared With him not knowing His clothes displayed For the morning to follow The bills were paid But the air was hollow He loosened his belt Out of habit Subconsciously felt That she would grab it But there it lay Out of place Till he put it away A task he would face Supported by his hands He hovered the sink Feeling numb and bland Too confused to think Finally he grabbed the note once more He read it aloud as he sat on the floor "I stood by your side Through better and worse I surrendered my pride Studied every verse A Godly wife was my goal I ignored the whispers And bliss you stole The joke of the town Topic of interest You drug me down But I was relentless Tears would fall Alone at night Your brother did call To my delight He saw in me What you failed to find The honest beauty That can't be defined Big brown eyes And only one dimple A woman that tries To appear simple Doing the dishes In an apron of lace Doesn't dare to have wishes What a disgrace But somewhere inside There lives ambition She selflessly lied Pleasing you, her mission Unearthly literate He Read my book right away Resulting in his benefit And your decay"