CAUGHT (PT.3)

“Adultery is

The most cruel

Saddest thing

But do I

Have to lose

My Middle-Eastern

Jewel that is Hind?

If I was Frodo

She’d be

The irresistible

Magic ring”

“Now, wife

My chances

With you

I’ve blew

Like the wind

But might our

Love renew?

Is there a possibility

To resume?

The chance is slim”

“But the truth is

I’m in the most

Collaborative

Of moods

So if you

Don’t mind to

Let our love rekindle

And a new dance begin”

Of Iraq descent, she invited me over.

I succumbed to the sweet trap she has for men

In her steel heart was real bad intent. No sooner had we sat

And then.. we kissed. Hands clasped and clenched.

When I finally arrived home, I was confronted

By a mad, incensed wife. She pounced like a predatory

leopard. Barraged me with Socrates’ questioning method.

“Where have you been?

It’s half-past, near 10

Don’t make me go through

Your phone contacts,

And start asking them

I wanna know

Where you were

And exactly when

You arrived and left”

“Boy, are you listening,

To what I’ve just said?”

“Yes, baby

But first of all

I want you to know

I don’t love her

I’ve got

A commitment to you

And me - us!

It was merely a brief touch

I really don’t need lust

But deep love

And I can’t only get that

From you, my sweet dove.”

“Yes, I breached trust

That’s clear, but, you and I are one

Birds of a feather flock together

I don’t ever wanna give you up

Cause if I do I would’ve lost a treasure

If I could I would put both of our hearts

In a box to be locked forever.”

Under the interrogation the air grew denser. I thought it might get so parched and hot that I’d choke.

Thus I dashed to the kitchen for something to drink. And found tucked in the fridge, a glass bottle of coke.

But no cup, so drank out of a wine glass. She was still ranting as time passed. I conceived the idea that I might snap and throttle her throat. Eventually her flurry of words stopped so I spoke

“Honey, what’s wrong?

Has a frog got in your windpipe?”

“I’ve been thinking, and just received,

like a prophet - some insight.

I’ve become rather Stoic and Gnostic

Contemplating the frolic

That ‘twas this night”

“I’m of the opinion

It should be abolished

As a future topic

I acknowledge, I was wrong,

And you’ve been right”

“Yes I admit, the sight of Hind

In the negligée was quite revealing

But kissing her

I can’t even say I liked the feeling”

HELLO?

MY SWEET WIFE?

ARE YOU LISTENING?

“So….

At home, when I arrived this evening

You didn’t even give me a ‘hi’ or greeting

You instantly got me into a fight

Wherein I can’t deny

You verbally

Gave me a Tyson beating”

“If you step out the door

I could understand why you’d leave

Indeed I was sly and deceiving

But honeypie

I can only beg

That you forgive my deed”

“We’re due to have

Another child, you know

You’re impregnated with my seed

When we eventually marry

It’ll be the best day I’ve ever lived

I’ll be like Adam, who God

Gave him, out his rib, an Eve

“If you can’t forgive me

Then you’re a stiff, ice queen

Colder than a Nordic chill

Touching that Arab

Was a torrid thrill

But it doesn’t compare

To kissing on your neck

Which provides me

With a moreish meal”

“ ‘All is fair in love and war’

They say

And warring kills

At the end of combat

Bodies fill the battlefield

I present myself subdued

And kneeling at your will”

“Surely I cracked your heart

Like a porcelain dish

But I’m positive

You’re not an ice queen

And that you feel compassion

I hope so, cause being without

You in my life

I’d head off course, adrift”

“No magical pill can cure a rift

Or soothe marriage woes

In a climate that’s arid, growth

Is near impossible

Honestly,

I was testing your patience

To see how far it goes”

“For years I couldn’t see

Our relationship

Had been fading

Even if I had worn

The clearest optical lens”

“Your horrible, hobgoblin friends

Should really stop gossiping

Their contempt is obvious

For me when

They see me out shopping

On the same road

Then cross and change direction

They’re fake, they feign affection”

“And because I’m not talking to them

It’s awkward, I sense

Something’s wrong and discordant

Honey, you’re the only one

That’s important”

“Light can shine through dark clouds

So I want to renew past vows

If there’s a perfect time to, that’s now!

I love you

We’ve reached our 5th anniversary

So I inscribed our initials in wood,

And drew a heart round”

“Darling, I ask for true forgiveness

You’ll never again hear of rumours

That I’ve been linked to more women

Cause really, I only need you

One!”

“I know things don’t

Change as quick

As a New York instant

But I certainly look forward

To our future together

A marriage, a house

And if you stay with me

I really want to

Bringing into this world

A new-born infant”

Sweetie, please take me back. I know what I did was wrong. I will never ever do such a stupid thing again, you have to believe me.

I love you so much.