She didn’t see him as he was,
she only heard his words,
misunderstanding cruelty
for everlasting love.
He said she was the only one
he carried in his heart.
She didn’t know each time he left
he loved somebody else.
He lost his temper, slugged her,
then took her out to dinner,
to beg forgiveness, promise he would
only give her kisses, not his fist.
He offered heights of ecstasy
if she would only follow.
She didn’t see his path to be
a wild-water river bed.
published in “Alien Buddha Zine #52 July 2023,” republished on Contemplate
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