my careless contagion

You were not the first, sir, and you certainly were not the last. But you were certainly one of the worst.  Her love affair with you was not brief. I don't know when it started, but she did tell me she was in love with you. I told her love is just a choice we make every day. These are things a man should not have to tell his wife. Who knows what she told you, what evils she relayed to you about our relationship. I'm sure I was a bad man and she deserved better, but you only got part of the story, sir. Yes, she deserved better, but so did I. She cheated on me incessantly, and my small attempts to equalize the balance of power were seen as devilish, I'm sure. But who was the bigger devil? I did lash out in anger, but mostly undetectable anger. I meant to hurt her, but in other, less-obvious ways than she did. Maybe you missed all that backstory. Maybe you didn't care. True, I was not a saint. But you two put me to shame. You spent a lot of time at my house, and o...

There she is again running through your head like she owns the place look at you you can't wait looking in the mirror you wonder what she sees in you Welcome to my daydreams and it's her always her always on the big screen always on the soundtrack always in the aisles always holding the door welcoming you to the inner corridor She became your perfect getaway without even trying you realize there will be hell to pay she took your pretty little things to the door and locked them out Like a crescendo she came crashing in on you with no defense you were all white flags no guts, no glory isn't that how the story goes? You were on your way out the door the friendly skies beckoned and strange women galore too bad she has the key and you're just looking through the keyhole You're a strong man passionate, a true believer in the ways of love you were sold out now you're sitting on a fencepost whistling a different song Sh...