Worthy of no sympathy
Family sure to agree
As I gave in to flattery
Discovered unintentionally.
I enjoyed sexually
Actions denied previously
Knew living dangerously
But was on a journey.
Replaced all lingerie
To increase seductivity
As he reluctantly
Disappeared regularly.
Showed his humanity
By feeling guilty
Accepted no culpability
Ensured he returned eventually.
Words had little clarity
Actions displayed honestly
One fact known definitely
I loved him obsessively.
Would be no exclusivity
Which I accepted totally
Hid signs of vulnerability
As knew would end conclusively
Treated me respectfully
When his poor wife finally
Discovered his dishonesty
And curtailed him speedily.
Both had acted complicity
In shared duplicity
Now fatality
For shared depravity
Punished unreservedly
And no doubt deservedly
I’d behaved selfishly
Scarlet Woman? Regrettably.
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