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Saying It Plainly, I am Poetically Busted

As Submitted To The Say It Plainly Challenge

By Marc OBrienPublished about 17 hours ago 1 min read

I do care

I swear

It was an affair

That made you glare

A deadly stare

Can we clear the air?

And maybe compare

What is cheating and fair?

Please listen

As I explain the uncomfortable position

About someone who invaded

Created

Tension

Got our attention

Sending a message

Time for a confession

Seductively dress

Tempting test

Natural biological rest

Planted and seeded

And needed

I didn’t mean it

I swear

Please no more deadly glare

With that stare

Your eyes once were

Lovely as a mink fur

Now they have a look to kill

And I must pay this wrongful bill

I will mow the lawn

Dusk to dawn

Giving you a lift

Buying a forgiveness gift

Suggestion could be

You and me

Relax enjoy some tea

I know I deserve the third degree

You know what, I will go up the neighbor's tree

Watch the girl next door

Who works over, at the liquor store

Selling products that gets one drunk

Then you think I am a romantic hunk

Please do not leave

And go home to brother Steve

Instead

Let's play our favorite album and remember why we wed

Seeing blessed beauty together

Retiring wearing our favorite lace and leather

Confident we both survived this horrendous weather

fact or fiction

About the Creator

Marc OBrien

Barry University graduate Marc O'Brien has returned to Florida after a 17 year author residency in Las Vegas. He will continue using fiction as a way to distribute information. Books include "The Final Fence: Sophomores In The Saddle"

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