Best Cheated Poems
I didn’t mind when you left me.
It was time to split; I agree.
We had our life and it was done,
But why’d you take away my son?
He needed his father, can’t you see?
You cheated him; you cheated me.
I think of those days flyin' kites,
Catchin’ fireflies summer nights,
Jumpin’ into the swimmin’ hole.
These treasured times meant more than gold.
He needed his father, can’t you see?
You cheated him; you cheated me.
Those tears he cried, wavin' goodbye,
I turned away, my tears to hide.
You took him many miles away,
But I still think of him each day.
He needed his father, can’t you see?
You cheated him; you cheated me.
I call and you hang up the phone.
Next time I see him, he’ll be grown.
The bond we had was special to us,
But it vanished with that Greyhound bus.
He needed his father, can’t you see?
You cheated him; you cheated me.
*Entry for Paula’s “Play Me a Cheatin’ Song” contest
you used to whisper to me
in stoop slang and bachata basslines,
kiss my cheek with corner store breath -
hot beef patties, papitas, a dollar Arizona.
you’d walk me past block parties
where the speakers cracked from joy,
and the aunties sang louder than the music.
your hands were rough -
but they knew my curves,
my story,
my roots.
but now,
your voice got quieter.
real estate signs stutter
where murals used to speak.
you wear button-ups now — ironed crisp,
smell like rosemary and rent hikes.
your laugh don’t echo
off bricks no more.
it gets lost
somewhere between the wine bar
and that dog park
you said wasn’t for us,
but now you walk through like you forgot.
when did you stop calling me “mami”?
start saying “ma’am”?
when did you trade timbs for toms,
cafecito for cold brew,
“you good?”
for
“you’re trespassing”?
i loved you when you were loud,
when you cursed and prayed in the same breath,
when your shoes had scuffs
and your hair still smelled like shea butter and sweat.
now you slicked it back — forgetful.
i see you in Whole Foods windows
with your new girls —
their yoga mats, their green juices,
their way of looking at me
like i don’t belong
in the place that built me.
you changed, Harlem,
and not in the way lovers grow —
but in the way dreams get flipped for profit.
still,
i walk your blocks like a jilted bride,
tracing memories
where laundromats used to hum
and grandma's gospel broke morning silence.
you once held me
like a secret.
now
you just walk by.
Like an intimate massage,
our lips embrace in a kiss.
And in that perfect moment,
two hearts experience bliss.
Love grows exponentially,
getting stronger with each day.
For once rooted in my soul,
nothing can take it away.
At the birth of our daughter,
my heart nearly burst with pride.
For your tears of happiness
touched me, and I cried inside.
A broken remnant of war,
I'm more manikin than man.
But love rallies around me,
and I do the best I can.
Behind a bastion of hope,
my spirit's undefeated.
And yet, deep in my being,
I can't help but feel cheated.
(Quatrain)
11/12/2015
Cheated
Why does one child walk,
another talk,
while still yet another
will say nothing
the rest of their life?
How much loss can be endured?
How many dreams dashed
against the rocks
before given any chance
of flight?
Anguish fills a mother's heart,
and I am overcome for the moment...
again and again in my life.
Jesus, my anchor in the storm.
The Lord my guide in the darkness.
My Savior,
who watches over my child,
and gives comfort
when none can be found.
Angels surround
and around,
keeping close watch on
the gifted, drifted from perfection,
and lost in rejection.
A dark encounter- like a beautiful reflection in a cracked filthy mirror
This young man was exactly like myself
It filled me with pain
I recognized our connection
I understood him wholly
I knew every blink
I knew every thought
I knew every hurt smile
I knew what it all meant
He spoke in a selfless manner- he spoke as if his mind had robbed my own
A thief in the depths of my soul
I know myself more honestly and deep then most others will ever admit
I’m don’t deny my most disturbing truths
I knew this young man better then he will ever know
Instantly I knew him
- and my knowing
Filled me with sadness
He’ll never know I worried for him
Years later I caught news of him
By chance
A final report through an unlikely string of contacts
The story gave me chills
Filled me with sorrow
Forced me into deep contemplation and self reflection
He hadn’t survived
I wasn’t surprised
I’m still here, should I be? Have I somehow cheated somewhere along the line?
I bought you a gift, Black Friday cheap
I hoped you would like it and want to keep
My credit card quaked and shook in my hand
I spent much more than I had planned
Black Friday gripped me, bargains galore
I saw the glitter, glistening and spent some more
The gold so yellow, Black Friday blond, amber
Will drape with pride on your delicate camber.
Black Friday arrived, a wooden gift box hidden
Inside the thinnest chain your heart may be broken
The diamonds larger on the screen, but tiny reality
The gold a wafer, the emeralds pale lacking vitality
Black Friday lied and Black Friday cheated
My cards are naked, my accounts are depleted
I dashed in the morning through the showers
And hid Black Friday, with a bunch of flowers.
David Cox 19/02/23
I've been cheated on and lied to
yet I still go back for more.
You don't understand my feelings
yet I can't walk out the door.
Your talk is so convincing
you say everything's alright.
I turn around to leave you
and I finally see the light.
You'll never really be mine
you still want to be free.
I guess I finally realized
you'll never love just me.
on a friday night no less
death struck
the weekend robber
AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Posted on May 2, 2018
for a moment
i stopped and thought
that the moment i've been waiting for has finally come
but days,months and three years passed
that i came to realise
that my mind played me
i was still alone
and trapped in a maze
no real friends
and no one to trust
just alone
shedding those quiet tears
i used to shed before i went to kiwira.
You lied
I cried
Lie low
Hello
My dear
Her rear
Was flake
You snake
Slitter
Hitter
Batter
Scatter
Foul balls
Who falls
I did
You squid
I plea
Leave me
Your eyes
Like pies
And sweets
And tweets
That sing
And bling
That sate
Your plate
Without
A doubt
Peter
Cheater
Pumpin
Bumpkin
Bowwow
Chow Chow
It's clear
Leave here
connie pachecho
1/12/25
Note-A prelude to this poem, "If I Were Your Love," dated 5/1/23.
Having a life doesnt matter,
It seems an awful like death.
Why does this seem so?
I walk through life,
Watching people pass me by.
Why does this seem so?
People come in and out of my life,
I just smile and wave goodbye.
Why does this seem so?
I have tape over my mouth,
I am suffocating, my throat closing off.
Why does this seem so?
Having a life doesnt matter,
It seems an awful like death.
Why does this seem so?
Dafina catens
```He cheated```
He cheated and said im the liar,
Aty me ni elder wa brothel me ni malaya,
Akapack... madem ni wengi akaishia ulaya,
Sina ubaya bro ulinipata kwa choir,
He cheated on me na madem wa campo,
Aty im the main one ka movie za Rambo,
Alinipenda ka his only dish chapo,
Take care akienda campo uko kuna mambo,
He cheated on me coz sikuwa available,
After ameniambia anataka kwanza nisome Bible,
Ndo atleast niwe simple and humble,
Kumbe ilkuwa trap nikajipa trouble,
He cheated on me venye alipata slayqueens,
Akasema aty kingdom poa ni ile ya queens,
Na war poa si ya poor ni ile ya kings,
Akatry kunikeep off na all means,
He cheated on me na hio kujichocha,
Me ni bibi ya lawyer kitu iko rare ocha,
Wait ile sifa nilipewa kuitwa mtoto wa kocha,
Maringo mingi ka nimepewa million vocha,
He cheated on me akisema aty nikona machali
Na time niko off study ni kuuliza tu maswali
Visingizio tu me aty niko mbali,
Na hivo ndo tu niliachwa na hii ball.
He cheated on me na hio text ya i love you,
He cheated on me na i was like you,
Yeah alicheat na hio message im there for you,
He cheated while saying i need you!!!
Dafinacatensartpieces...insta
Kenyanartwriter
2022 piece
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This is why I cheated
We never talk; all we do is fight and argue
Things between us are always so heated
You never say you’re wrong
So that means I am never right
Constant battle we go through
Every day and every night
I want to be done with this
Just wish you would walk away
But you won’t
And I won’t
So we drag this mess along
At least for another day
With the distance
Between our love getting bigger
And bigger
Temptation becomes such a powerful
Figure
With the voices of the change and lust
Screaming in my ear
Those moments where you say
You love me
Are sometimes hard to hear
I don’t know when I will slip
But I know I am due
And when it finally happens
I know it will somehow
Get back to you
I will tell you I never
Meant to see you hurt
Never meant to see you cry
I know you don’t believe me
All my words sound
Like a bunch of lies
And for some strange reason
My heart will also hurt
I know I will feel some pain
It doesn’t make sense
Like when you see no clouds
But your body feels the rain
The reason why I am telling you
This is because if you don’t learn
From history you are doomed
To be repeated
And I didn’t want you wondering
Why I broke your heart
I didn’t want you wondering why I cheated
I cant fight for us when I'm fighting you
yes I was gullible
because being loved was all new
all those things you said...
lies filling my head
was all you wanted just to get me in bed?
strip my love and my dignity?
discard my faith, and take my virginity?
it took all I had to let some one in
to love and be loved
which all my life seemed a sin
you know what I went through when I was young
you knew that it all felt wrong
yet something you did just made it feel right
complimenting me constantly
you groaning my name
you liked how tight I was
keep reminding me how right it was
I came by to surprise you
but I must admit I was surprised too
deep inside I was sad
but sorry as well and at that same moment
I wanted you to go to hell
and now .... righting these words
I don't feel sad or sorry or mad
I don't feel the same love for you
at this moment I'm lost unsure what to do
A tissue is handed
Through the air
Did you think it would
Catch my tears
As you said, "Goodbye"?
You pretended
To love me
I can pretend
It doesn't hurt
As I hand the tissue back to you
Your stance becomes unstable
Tears fill your eyes
For the cheater has been cheated
You vanish into the distance
Carrying the last of your scent away