Cheating? or Cranky?

displays the way our emotions can get the best of us, influencing and impairing our judgement

Cheating? Or Cranky?

 

Red flags waving

alarms sound in my head

Is he cheating?

Or simply, tired instead ?

The look in his eyes

void of emotion

he’s so far away

as I drown in this ocean

I try to engage in

simple conversation

In return, a look

of emotional constipation

Stewing in anger

I begin to shout,

"Sometimes it helps

to just open your mouth!"

Long, hard hours at

a job he just hates

making it difficult

to be a good mate

I readily accept his answer

I’ll take what I can

For he is nothing more

than a cranky, old man.

 

Sandra Ferrara Gentry 2008

Reviews

[Celtic Cat]

awwww.... I LOVE this piece. Wonderful word-smithery here and a perfect flow. Gosh, you've really hit the nail on the head on this topic. Our minds.... you'd think they were designed to assist us... but mostly they get in our way, don't they? lol
This poem also reminds me of myself and my man in ways. I'm the one in the job I hate... and we're both damn cranky! lol
An excellent piece, I truly adore it!!!

[shadadakiya]

sweet

[Wildecat]

This is a delightful poem, made me smile, thanks for sharing.

[Ladysue]

Oh Sandi, you captured this dead on! The way our minds can play tricks on us and our emotions can go to places that can get the best of us. It is so true...You wrote this with some great line that made me laugh too.

[Damien Dsoul]

Could he be doing it, or could he not be? that's the question your poem tries to ask. And such is the feral emotion that follows when asked the question.

[Siddartha Beth Pierce]

Lol at the ending. Made me smile. Although the whole of the poem sounds all to familar in many cases - I have experienced and seen exactly what you so adeptly describe myself many a time. To be answered with silence is so painful. Well done.
Light,
Siddartha

[bluessadmood]

oh marriage and love ,such wonderful relation ,but it comes a time ,the man,like all may engage with another its a new everything life ,love ,younger mostly will reshape his life,but the loss will be too much ,the loss of a family one used to feel its warmth,a place he used to belong for years ,i know his feelings even if happy for a while ,he will always look back for a life he used to build up and put all his hopes in it ,the usual feeling of getting old together ,getting support from the other,its a wonderful feeling in marriage, i really look surprised at these men who will look far from their family ,he is sending it to ruins ,and his own big loss,really a sad thing

[R J Askew]

Many a married of either sex with recognise soemthing in this well-observed piece. Cheating or tired, either way the result can be the same if doubt and dismay follow. I reckon being plain tired, worn down by circumstances has a lot to answer for, especially in men who, being competitive creatures, find themselves not winning every hand in the great game. A lot of guys probably don't realise how tiresome they can become also as they get older. It's a shame, as often it does not take a massive change, effort, or sacrifice to alter the way we are perceived by our closest.

[Display Name]

" The look in his eyes void of emotion he's so far away as I drown in this ocean"
What a great line!... it feels like cold empty arms,, well done. I can relate to this poem to one point in my life.

[PianoandPage]

humor and pain intermixed well here. the doubt and frustration... how a relationship changes... fades... you do a good job of conveying and venting your feelings.

i agree... it sounds like if this is autobiographical that you guys could use a trip.