The Snake

Men are composed of lust and mind,

You women, of heart and soul,

We stumble on through our lives and find

That somehow, we’re growing old,

And all of those brief flirtations that

Persuaded us to part,

Were simply an aberration that

Destroyed a faithful heart.

 

When trust is no longer part of what

We thought was ours to keep,

Our hearts curl up in a corner,

Men despair, and women weep,

We plead and say that ‘I’m sorry!’

But then ‘sorry’ is just a word,

And moments of infidelity

Are the deepest kind of hurt.

 

Men are lured from their partners by

A vision of shapely thighs,

While women tend to be softened by

A kindly look in the eyes,

In all, it’s part of the weakness that

We’re prone to, in the flesh,

But love is the great cohesive force,

Unless we settle for less.

 

Then guilt is the snake that comes between

That easy flow of grace,

The snake that slithers behind the eyes

When you can’t look her in the face,

And that is the parting moment when

You know that love has fled,

As you lie there, back to back, each on

The other side of the bed!

 

David Lewis Paget

 

Reviews

[Daisie Vergara (Dhaye)]

Sir David, a very inspiring and a reminding one...for it inspires me again, this exceptional work which only few writers can do...reminding people of how a "snake" can destroy a happy married life.

Lust is that temptation...the snake, which we have to conquer.

Trust can be destroyed..and sorry is just a word, which cannot mend it all easily.

This is an eye-opener for those who entertain the "snakes" in their lives.

I love this piece. Thanks, Sir David. :)

[quinfinn]

trust me, when it gets that bad i migrate to the sofa....very nicely penned, too well, in fact to remind me of those times!

[Sanjeeta Sharma Pokhar..]

Flawless...
You write...

[Emerald Seas]

Jeez, David. This is definitely out of the ordinary for you. You tackle many common problems within relationships with your flare for telling a clever story. A tragic ending to what may be an all to common way of living for many. Clever write!