A Different Side of Me

Guy's perspective of being cheated on

I loved you,
I loved you more than life itself,
I gave up everything for you...
the lies,
the games...
everything... for you
and this is how you repay me
by cheating on me!

You are my life's greatest treasure,
I don't want to see our rock of love
crumble into a simple piece of granite
I had the freedom to love you as I pleased,
but you took it away from me
and captured it in a hive... that can never be replaced
no matter how hard I try,

You're enslaving me in your whorish ways... making me one of "them"
I don't want to be that,
I just want to be with you
but I can't leave
the boundless attempts to break free from your bondage
is engulfing me...

Making me want to scream out loud "I HATE YOU!"
but I could never hate you,
and you know that...
because I love too much to ever despise you
for what you did, no matter how hard I try

You are my one true companion...
that I never want to lose

Author's Note

Dancing with words prompt.

We had to use the words: boundless, granite, enslaving, treasure, hive, loud freedom

Reviews

[.......]

You are my life's greatest treasure,
I don't want to see our rock of love
crumble into a simple piece of granite
I had the freedom to love you as I pleased,

I just really loved these words here,
I know half of these feelings quite so well.
Well written write.

[Calypso]

Often when we think of someone cheating its the guy but I'm sure men fell hurt too when they are cheated on.
Thanks for the view inside a guy's mind.

[Coyote Poetry]

When you have caught a cheater. Best to release them. You were lucky to catch them this time. A strong poem. I like the story and disagree with the ending. Thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[lovejulez03]

You did a great job on this piece. I really like the part where you say "I had the freedom to love you as i pleased". That was profound for me and I can definitely relate to the whole poem. Pain is the one emotion that I believe we all have the strongest link to. You did a good job putting everything together and showing the emotion. Well done.

[Brittni]

one word: WOW

[Crystal Kelly]

I like this poem. Great use of the word prompts. Good write.

[Ravyne Hawke]

Powerful poem riddled with codependency. Love the imagery and flow of this piece. Excellent write!

[Amanda Rena]

i like the message and can sense the frustration. very relateable

[Pebbles]

good write on this one ... have felt these feelings so often - but not no more ... always love self first then u will always expect something precious x

[George Love]

You woirked the prompt words in quite nicely. Well done.

[Kat24]

hi,
good job. Kat24