the bargaining chip

unsatisfied with a life

possessed

by the significant other of

choice,

s/he begins to flirt, to open a

door &

lets in the heart of another,

who appreciates him/her

like s/he feels that s/he should be,

who makes him/her feel

sexy, who makes him/her feel

alive, who makes him/her

feel like leaving said significant other,

at least some of the

time---

for the years spent with

the longtermer, have not all been bad,

they’ve just begun to wither

like any flower that has been

taken out of the sun &

letting on to the new heart in her life

so as to set jealousy aflame in

the mind of the longtermer

is all part of trying to stir things up,

to make him/her appreciate what it is

that s/he has,

to keep them together

by any means necessary,

inevitably leaving this new heart

in the gutter,

having fulfilled their job as the

manipulated

bargaining chip.