Infidelity

Infidelity

 

Feeling stagnant her life consisted of only black and white
Longing for color she felt like she couldn’t breathe and panicked
Gasping for air she ran out the door she was not supposed to open
After taking her fresh breath she realized it was not the air to blame
It was her unwillingness to breathe

 

Desperately trying to get back inside the comfort of those four walls
Tears streamed down her face as realized the door was now sealed shut
Her fingers slid down the locked door as she crouched alone in her new world
Her heart sank into the abyss of regret as the chains of her world enslaved her soul
She knew even if the door would open, the inside no longer existed for her

 

A father and his child stood staring out the window into the night rain
Fully aware of the stranger huddled outside their door they dared not let her in
The emptiness of these four walls reminded them of the pain this stranger brought
Unwilling to again place their hearts in the hands of the puppeteer outside
They closed the curtain and turned their backs in hopes stranger would fade away

 

Shattered and confused she stumbled into the unknown darkness alone
As she cried the echoes of the beasts laughter mercilessly tormented her
Horrified she took her first steps onto the unknown path she created
Shattered she turned to remember the comfort she knew and yet destroyed
The porch light went out leaving her in darkness to face her tragic destiny alone

 

By Brian K Walters

Reviews

[Jayne Ann Saporito]

This just blows me away, and addresses the subject in a way that shows what infidelity can do. Makes me look at my writing on that subject in a new way as well. What a great write!