The gold ring slumbers on
the nightstand,
An unfaithful wife in a
broken marriage.
She walks the hallway with a
quiet tread,
And brings a stranger's scent
into her bed.
The sweet deceptions linger
on her tongue,
While all our sacred promises
are wrong.
She smiles at texts kept
hidden from her husband
sight,
And turns her back to meet
her lover at midnight.
The Architecture of her home
decays,
Lost in the fabric of her
deceitful, sinful, and shifting
ways.
09-12-2024
Being as unfaithful as Ashley Madison
That’s how I honestly feel when it comes to God
Who’s not like luggage which I can just jettison
Though the world at times tempt me to never applaud
Him it tantalises me endless draws me in
Like raindrops on spider’s web yet so bitter-sweet
I can’t deny myself this feeling which can spin
Me out of control making me think I’m complete
Caught up in this trap where I feel like flame exposed
In the wind struggling to stay lit and bright on site
I thought being in the dark no one sees me imposed
On me consistently afraid of how this Light
Tracks each move I make I’m like Eve in the garden
Ecstatic with this set-up where I always find
Myself in God’s mercy asking to be pardon
A perpetual sinner under His watch aligned
To go astray right away even if I do
Believe in God wholeheartedly with all my faith
The main challenge my flesh constantly puts me through
Trials and tribulations not once not twice not eighth
Time provided I’m cognizant of how I live
Under His radar forgiven every time I
Sin and sin and sin again and again He give
Me chance provided I repent and not just try
How different we are now
to have one faithful heart
and one unfaithful heart;
where's that bright glow?
How much sadness
we give to each other,
instead of being unfair;
distrust, rage and disloyalty
are dangerous pitfalls...
they can't avoid this tragedy!
Truly, are all unloved hearts
likely to suddenly pull away?
Can a new one their void?
Show them where it's found!
Shake them from fantasy:
happiness can't be built on lies!
You decided to abstain your vote for or against Israel, United States. You stabbed your ally in the back.
You know that we are the only ones who stand with Israel (who was attacked over Red Heifers and the right to rebuild their own Temple in their own Land).
You know that a non veto is a stand with the world against Israel.
Paraphrase_"and I will make Jersualem a cup of trembling and a burdensome stone, and whomever shall bother themselves with it shall be cut to pieces...although that the entire World stands against it.
The whole World is about to be fractured and go into derision and deception, with wars, rumors of wars, famine, pestilence and Death.
April 8 is your signal, for the uocoming period like no other and shall never be again.
Cold,
Was the look in her eyes
When their eyes first met
Cold,
Was the skin of her palm
When he first held her hand
Cold,
Was the touch of her lips
When they first kissed
Cold,
Was the brush of her skin
When he felt it with his fingertips
She siphoned his warmth
And left him shivering
When she stepped out for her next rodeo.
big dark clouds hovered over my tiny house,
it paled to the storm within due to an unfaithful spouse.
On a Thursday night late the band was playing
Bohemian Rhapsody, as I recall,
And she was whispering in my ear, saying,
“I need a man like you—so big and so tall.”
My wristwatch reminded it was time to go,
For I had some appointments in early morn
Thinking of my wife and children at home so,
Temptation to betray them left me forlorn.
I had not expected that a man of my age
Would attract the attentions of a club girl,
I certainly should have expressed more outrage
While giving the barstool an quick, angry twirl,
Instead of smiling and raising her fond hopes
At least the next time, I'll surely know the ropes.
written June 9, 2021
As I begin to write my pen could not stand upright
As my thoughts were stuck in a world full of hate and strife
Humanity refusing eternal life to join Satan in the after life
Father these thoughts could not be right
Has man lost sight of your Love, Power and Might
Jesus must I continue to write for these words
That I am given to recite makes my heart leap into fright
Father it seems as though man has lost all will to fight
Must I continue to write about the hearts of men
That are no longer Faithful nor Graceful
Jesus these words make this poem sound very distasteful
Yet as your servant I am very Grateful that I am chosen
To tell the world about the things that makes you feel
Painful and Shameful about men
Who chooses to be unfaithful.
psychopathological
infidelity
but apologetic
AP: 3rd place 2020
Agnostic me the Atheist –
the devil’s advocate.
No worship, church or being blessed;
No feeling for religious hate.
Bombarded by the hands of God,
for vacuum must be filled,
so every faith does seek my nod
to have their oath instilled.
But God and Godless are not foes
that snarl across the land.
It is two faiths where hatred grows
beyond a line drawn in the sand.
Oh!, I do love you my darling
But alas all this animosity makes way
For you're so lost and your mind railing
So unfaithful and disrespectful you sway
You share your body and soul with others
Coming out stop turn yourself around we alone should be lovers
as God forgave me, as He forgives us no matter what even though through this, I must forgive you
8/10/19
Written by James Edward Lee Sr.2019©
From forth coming anthology “Old Gospel Songs Sung"
Been in love so many times I've lost count
Some minor, some intense which were all failure bound
I've known both
Broke many oaths
Broke many vows, a theme too renowned
Love uprooted to the core
Not by winds or torrents of rain
But by that of a mystical lore
To leave your mind in captivity I must refrain
Senses viewed the web of deception
Sights and sounds have testified
Dishonesty aired by perception
Spoken words were weightless and denied
Selfishness and insincerity share the elements of apathy
Lack of wholeness for the fittest was discernible
Tandem hearts strive on nurture and empathy
Unity without equality weakens and not reversible
You captured my love from your piercing arrow
I lacked the intuition to know of your deceit
Followed in your footsteps that narrowed
The path of promises is now obsolete
Discovery of arrows found breaks my trust
You could not let go the need to shoot
You held no love for me but only the lust
I will not forgive, I must leave this painful route
You look at me I look at you
What are we about to do
We are risking everything
Our one night passionate fling
Has turned into something more
Knowing behind this closed door
There is no escaping from
These two bodies that become
Tangled into one big mess
Hiding lies we can't confess
To the loves waiting at home
As we leave them all alone
Two or three day every week
This web of lies causing a peak
Of desperation in our minds
Thinking of reasons to find
Why this isn't wrong to do
Our unfaithfulness has grew
Into an act we can't control
Deep inside our wrongful soul
Sub Categories
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.