UNFIDEL

BLOGGER'S NOTE

Why do men cheat? The answers range from the absurd to the ridiculous. Eric Anderson, an American sociologist at England's University of Winchester and author of the provocative new book,The Monogamy Gap: Men, Love, and the Reality of Cheating (Oxford University Press) opines that Monogamy is a "socially compelled sexual incarceration" that can lead to a life of anger and contempt. An article by AskMen proffers reasons such as men cheat because it is challenging and exciting; their partners are boring in bed; it’s an ego boost; they can get away with it (the dude below though seems to be having a hard time getting away with it) etc.

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Whatever the reason may be, there is no denying that cheating can be a very painful experience. Little wonder it has been the subject of songs.

Here is Taylor Swift telling a cheating boo you “Should’ve said No.”

So seeing the hazards in cheating why can’t the cheat follow Swift’s advice in most cases? Today’s poem is a take on that.

The persona in the poem is battling a moral and some would argue a spiritual dilemma. He is waging a battle with his amorous desires which have held him captive. Caught between fidelity to his wife and the dictates of his flesh, his internal ruminations is as comical as it is pathetic.

One is left to wonder whether he lost the battle and the effect it has on his marriage as the last lines ring ominously:

“..Iridescent perfidious well

matrimony daggers and kill!”

Enjoy the poem and your weekend.

UNFIDEL

I must answer this call!

I who is set to fall.

Away the brazening

squirm of my grating!

The ricochet gong

of a non-start song.

 

Meandering flesh meat

but why cold heat?

Malady with your sting,

embellished cursed fling!

 

Wife simmer on the fringe

for I must have my binge.

Toss aside that gibberish vow

Lust’s boat must row now!

Iridescent perfidious well

matrimony daggers and kill!

 

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