I Cannot Love You as I Love Her

It's an intriguing love poem.

Why do I love my other wife more than I love you?

There is no question that you still love me regardless of the situation.

And I shall not forsake you because I am indebted to you.

I have done more for you financially than I have done for her and myself,

But I just cannot love you as I love her, darling.

I confess I took action unbecoming to a well-mannered person.

Although I proposed to her before you, I married you first.

I could have broken it off before it led to this, but I did not.

Sometimes I want to release you so you can find the love you deserve.

You are likely to meet someone who can reciprocate your love.

You and I would have our freedom, but it is not as easy as it sounds.

There is so much more to it than I can explain.

I am not experiencing blissfulness in our relationship,

But I just cannot bring myself to leave you, knowing you love me.

My love for you is not what keeps us hanging on all these years,

I am ashamed to say that it is your lasting love for me.

Your love is much too strong to break apart.

The way you love me reflects the love I have for her.

You have the kind of love that would discombobulate anybody.

And I deem the fact that you love me so much to be a blessing.

Should I throw it all away because I do not love you as I love her?

Can we work something out so neither you nor her get hurt?

Polygamy puts me in a very difficult situation.

I must give up the one I love most for your sake.

Though she loves me with all her heart, your love has an edge on hers.

The last thing I want is to lose her love this way.

I love her beyond imagination, but I have to leave her.

Whereas, I do not have that much love for you, yet I just cannot go.

 

You knew all along that I loved her more than I love you

And you were afraid I would divorce you and marry her,

But you did not expect her and me to get unlawfully married.

You feel betrayed by her because she is your friend,

But it is not what you think, she never urges me to leave you for her.

“You have the two of us, so you do not need to worry.”

That is how she sees things, but it is causing too much fuss.

She is the wife of my heart, and you are my first wife.

You have a big problem with it, but she likes the way things are.

I cannot handle the stress of the love of two women at the same time.

The outlook suggests it has to be either her or you.

And that is what I am afraid will happen, it is inevitable.

I must make a wise decision soon, so as not to lose both of you.

Whichever way this ends, I cannot love you as I love her.

Author's Note

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