Infidelity

Infidelity




Feeling stagnant her life consisted of only black and white

Longing for color she felt like she couldn’t breathe and panicked

Gasping for air she ran out the door she was not supposed to open

After taking her fresh breath she realized it was not the air to blame

It was her unwillingness to breathe



Desperately trying to get back inside the comfort of those four walls

Tears streamed down her face as realized the door was now sealed shut

Her fingers slid down the locked door as she crouched alone in her new world

Her heart sank into the abyss of regret as the chains of her world enslaved her soul

She knew even if the door would open, the inside no longer existed for her



A father and his child stood staring out the window into the night rain

Fully aware of the stranger huddled outside their door they dared not let her in

The emptiness of these four walls reminded them of the pain this stranger brought

Unwilling to again place their hearts in the hands of the puppeteer outside

They closed the curtain and turned their backs in hopes stranger would fade away



Shattered and confused she stumbled into the unknown darkness alone

As she cried the echoes of the beasts laughter mercilessly tormented her

Horrified she took her first steps onto the unknown path she created

Shattered she turned to remember the comfort she knew and yet destroyed

The porch light went out leaving her in darkness to face her tragic destiny alone


By Brian K. Walters