To Have It All

He sits alone A solitary existence Lost in his own thoughts Bound by lies he himself created To have it all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? His past self Entirely a different man Happy smiling A sociable chap Surrounded by love To have it all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? The grass is greener on the other side He foolishly believed A secret affair, a thrill Her beauty captivated him He saw her and he wanted her To have it all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? Not a thought of consequence Or the enormity of the risk Enthralled in excitement He had her in his arms She made him feel like a man To have her was all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? The man continued to live a lie Many years went past Many women An Adonis he believed He kept his secrets hidden well To have it all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? He was confident, strong He got complacent and got caught Exposed as a cheat for all to see He became an outcast Expelled from the marital home To have it all he wanted Why couldn’t he? Why shouldn’t he? His actions had consequence The hard way he found out Now sleeping alone In a hotel room Wounded by the lies he himself created He wanted it all He had it all Now he has nothing The consequence told