"I can't ask you to leave your wife
for me but if only you were free...."
"What colour are your wife's eyes?"
"How often do you still have sex with her?"
"I need another married man
like I need a hole in the head."
"Do you have to leave so soon afterwards?
Can you never stay all night?"
"Don't think I don't know why you insist
on sleeping on the left hand side of the bed."
"Don't ever accuse me of nagging.
Only wives nag."
"I understand you can't see me at weekends,
but it still hurts."
"You're never here when I need you."
"You might have the decency to take off
your wedding ring when you see me."
"If we park the car behind those trees,
no one will see us."
"Fuck me hard, you bastard."
Author notes
I look back with a mixture of regret on a lifetime of screwing other women's husbands.
Written September 2nd, 2006
A contest entry
- Pre-write Contest: Love Poetry by Nicole Hanna.
15000 points, ended January 28, 20 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Yikes! This was definitely honest. I enjoyed it... er... well, I enjoyed what you accomplished here. lol. Thanks for entering. A new spin on the idea of love poetry.
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10th place. I came in a dishonourable 10th. Well, that's suitable as most of my married lovers were 10th raters.
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i like the flow of this poem. you did a good job. thank you for entering my contest.
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"If we park the car behind those trees,
no one will see us."
"Fuck me hard, you bastard."
Hmmm, are these copyrighted? Could come in handy... Mind you the last one has been used by me, though we didn't quite get to that stage (his Mum called, pussy). But hmmm gotta use the other one, the bike shed was getting a lil old... -
Dear "lovelifelive": there is no sense of being "wrong" in this piece, merely regret at past mistaken affection.
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Sucker that I am, I could not resist the urge to click on this based on the title alone. I wasn't sure what to expect as your writing is very unique and indeed diverse. I find a lot of humor here if not open honesty. I'm not sure I get a sense of regret here... more of just a personal reflection on ones past. Of course it's entirely possible that I may have taken this totally wrong but even with my own interpretation of it, I did enjoy the read.
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nice to know we still have people who knows wjen their wrong i applaud you for sharing this with us i really enjoy it -
I say, In some way or form i relate. I will not....lol i plead the fifth. Anyhow this was an awesome write. So true so many ways.Great job.
Vsutton -
Guilt? You are joking! This is a triumphant assertation of infidelity!
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I read this a couple of days ago, you touched on a raw nerve. But, I can also say that at least you have a conscience, that you feel some regret. Many don't, for that alone I give you credit. It really wouldn't matter from which perspective this write comes, male or female. It's just that the former is that much more painful and can't be competed with. The fact is, the weekend of loneliness that the mistress/lover(male) may feel,pales in comparrison to the humiliation, confusion, pain and ultimately the discovery of the lies on which your relationship/marriage is based. That is not to say that the mistress/lover feels any less so. What it does say is that both mistress/lover and the spouse's lives are based on lies. The only ones who seem to have their cake and eat it too is the one doing the cheating and the mistress/lover. For the spouse was never given the choice. You know, you are right about not knowing 100%, and that's where trust comes into play. I guess we see life through our own eyes. I do hope that you've come to a point in your life where you have the committment from that special someone. Someone who not only fills your weekends but all of your days and nights. We all deserve happiness.
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I figured you'd come back with that "proper English" line. I'm only an American, after all, and I suspect you're not. It's common usage here - which is not to say that I always abide by common usage - but I've never read or heard anyone say "at weekends," proper as it may be.
I can say with certainty that the odds of my husband ever cheating on me is about the same as the odds that my hand will sink into a brick wall the next time I touch it against a solid (seeming) building. Calculatable, yes, but high enough that one can say with almost complete certainty that one's hand will not go through the bricks. Of course, we can't KNOW whether it will or not, same with him, but we can be pretty danm sure. -
Very insightful piece filled with truth. One never knows what the other half is doing, I know have been there, and as for the the other woman syndrome, well, when you settle for half a loaf, all you can afford is a few slices at a time! great entry, good luck! Bunny
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Such honesty and openness is something that is very hard to let out. I must give you due credit for such bravery. We all have a past, and if you can show me one person who has no regrets, I'll sell you that ocean front property in AZ that George Strait was looking to sell...
This poem broke my heart, for I could sense a longing in your heart for someone to just stay around, yet no one did. Smile now, and know in your heart that the past is not who you are, only who you were...the future is never set until it becomes yesterday. Great writing!
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Dear Hulali
Thank you for reading. I'm sorry you found it mundane. Two points:-
1] "at weekends" is correct English; if you would say "on weekends" you would be wrong.
2] you do not KNOW your husband has never been unfaithful; that is the whole point about adulterers - they lie.
[Don't over-react and interpret this as saying he IS! Only logically, one can never know.]
Makes you think, doesn't it?
Best wishes.
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Should this, "I understand you can't see me at weekends" be "on weekends?"
That's what I would've said.
A little mundane, if you ask me. I've never been adultrous and neither has my husband, and still lacking any experience in the subject, you said exactly what I would've guessed. That doesn't exactly make for a good poem. Your honesty and straightforwardness in this (confession maybe?) does slightly make up for the lack of originality. -
Dear "df" : You are correct, this is indeed a list. But a "poem" need not be in metre or rhyme. It's the thought and the intent which count. I think. And I added a couple of new ones.
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You're amazing! That's pretty much all there is to say. You are fucking amazing!!!!!!
I think I have a crush on you.
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Diplomatically, I ask," What turns a neatly spaced list into a poem?"
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I don't look back with regret for screwing married women. Just sorry the relationships didn't last. I never fucked a woman I didn't love and I found it quite satisfying each time. I was only married once, and I never had sex with her at all. Isn't that unusual.
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So.... she gets off on being a bad girl. What a surprise (not) *lmao* Great entry Edna, you always did like to shock!
Sarah -
I am worried now as I have had no less than TWO of these said to me by different women: the third one (but a more vulgar wording) and the last one (many times).
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Edna I would love to say to you, I can relate but the truth is I would be lying my ass off if I said that !!
But we all have regrets in our lives so I must say thankyou for entering and goodluck xx -
Jesus Christ.
Still, no regrets. I still like you. -
They are not chronological. The order has been dictated by my unerring poetical sensibility.
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As I get older, I would only be concerned about the last one on your list!! Quite amusing list though.
Ann
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