Imaginable, Manageable

What if...

If there's a time you got
tempted and eat of what's
forbidden. And you've liked
it to decide to be greedy.

Please end things with me while
it's still early. A prolonged
affair is messy. It stains and
paints us red. I don't want a
bloody war. A long time ago I
reside to be the last choice.
So being the sacrificial lamb
is less painful when it's just
the beginning. I'm so used to
being alone, that you leaving
early seem imaginable and me
walking away seems manageable.

Author's Note

Sorry for being dramatic here, that's just me who likes to write sad things. This is just one of those things I fear when the person I loved cheats. I just want to set things straight from early on. I am someone who is loyal while commited. I am not that someone who goes boating in two lakes. I guess I am selfish in that area, I don't share.

Oh by the way, I'm back in saudi yet again for work. So the Picture here is the one I took in our rooftop apartment.

Reviews

[Bhuyanshi Talukdar]

Your poem is a powerful reflection on the themes of temptation, greed, and sacrifice. The opening lines about giving into temptation and being greedy are particularly striking, as they speak to a common human experience. The metaphor of a prolonged affair being messy and staining everything red is a vivid and visceral image that really drives home the point. The final lines about being used to being alone and walking away seeming manageable are poignant and speak to a sense of resignation and acceptance. Overall, your poem is a moving exploration of human emotions and experiences that many readers will relate to.

[Bivita]

Loved the analogy and relation to how love makes us feel sometimes. Imaginative and creative writing!
Thank you

Bivita

[Chris Shaw]

Loyalty is hugely important in relationships in my opinion. Anything else is destructive. Cheating is ugly. I see you laying down boundaries here to ensure that the fallout is manageable if the fears are followed through. A raw write Pax.

Chrisc

[AYVID N]

Being cheated on a the lowest point in a relationship. There's nowhere lower one can go than that and I think it happens when the dead end has already been reached between two people. What follows may go on from habit but the relationship has already lost its soul so walking away is imaginable and also manageable. A very moving poem dear Pax.

Enjoy your Saudi tenure. Looks like a great sky there.

[Weeping willow]

A very emotional write with raw feelings flowing through the expression of your heart ;-} Nice write

[Androglossia]

This piece is raw, transparent, direct to the point, however you may call it. I'm such an empty shell atm😆 as the one who just came back from the alternate universe called reality. Anyway, someone used to say, in the kingdom of glass everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide a dark heart 🖤 and just like the dark antagonist on the Harry Potter movies, your thoughts stealthily moved, formed into something metaphysical and materialized into something sinister - your poem. I hope I'm not taking it too far.

Anyway, may we not waver to say a blunt NO when push comes to shove. Once we handle the truth, it must be without ifs and buts. And always remember migo nga one of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let yourself know you are not alone.

Ug mao ra to. Nindot siyang balaka.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! A raw and honest poem full of direct lines to the beloved to be faithful, to be committed, to honor the relationship.
A veiled warning I see, too. It is not negative at all; you are setting boundaries and that is ok.
Pax; you are an amazing writer and artist.