The Adulteress

Seven years ago a vow was made

Even then, she seemed quite afraid

Concerned her hair stayed in its braid

On that morning before the day began to fade.  

A year went in and a year went out

Then another without so much as a pout

And then a third, with our daughter born

Not long after our love seemed worn.

The fourth year I gave my best

As if cramming for a test

To please this soul attached to me

The baby balanced on my knee.

Year five came with ice and left me cold

My mind began to wander, my hand began to fold

She hugged the far side of the bed

Perched on a cliff and full of dread. 

Six was brutal from the start

No more words came from her heart

There were no fights just stoney silence

No longer touching me, just definace.

The final year revealed our fate

On a business trip out of state

I called her cell in the afternoon

Her lover answered, she left that June.