To the Other Woman
Did you know when you texted how much you needed his dick
and he snuck off to the bathroom to reply how hard you made him,
his son sat frustrated at the kitchen table
waiting for help with homework?
Did you know when you sent a pic detailing how wet you were
and he jumped in the shower to rub one out,
his mom cried in solitude
waiting to share the sorrow that his aunt was dying of cancer?
Did you know when you knelt before him
and he pushed down on your head so your mouth molded his cock,
his wife lay broken in a hospital bed
waiting for her husband to visit?
Did you know when you waited for him to call you again,
he thrilled as another woman straddled his lap
and offered up strange new pussy?
No? Me either.
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I apologize to those who may be offended by the language of this particular piece, but I had to keep it real.
No apologies necessary. This is poetry, sometimes that’s how we deal with the heaviest issues in our lives, and I applaud your courage for putting this out there. As for the poem itself, I can’t imagine what what’s caught up in your head. This kind of thing is about the most fucked up thing a person can do to another, and you and all hurt by this. And though we may be a collection of strangers looking at this, I have no doubt that anybody on this site will help in any way we can. Emote away, this craft is how we survive.
Very strong and indeed real.
If I could “go back” to such a time, I would write as you – but time has past and I can no longer ‘visit’ the pain is still too intense Bravo for you…
Thank you for your kind words. It has been a few years since the divorce, and I didn’t realize I harbored anger toward the “other women” until I wrote this piece. Writing is catharsis.
It’s good to get that anger out. Don’t poison yourself –keep writing. You’re good!
This is the best poem of LexPoMo (I’ve read about 98 percent of all posted poems).
Excellent. Glad you took the advice.
Universal. Depth. Yes!