What I Found.

I cheated on you,
just to see if I could.
And I found something,
I could.

I found
no regret
and adventure.

Everyone treated me the same,
because no body knew.
It was my grandest creation,
this secret life I had.

I found my desperation
to be loved
in someone else.

And we reached
a sort of understanding
deep within each other.

We touched,
in a way we never had before
with anyone else.

Because we both knew
that to love each other,
to stay with each other,
would be too much for the both of us.

And so we would remain
how we always were,
holding each other's love
in our hearts,
like a candle lit briefly
but blown out by the wind around us.





   A short note on this poem: I have never cheated on anyone I have been with.  However, through different character creations I came up with this girl.  She could be anyone, male or female, at any point time. I love the dynamics of human choices and despite my personal objections, this is one of my favorite poems.  Simply because it is innocent and honest and can be read a thousand different ways.  I hope you enjoy and understand why this was written.
   (I usually don't explain my work, but I feel this piece needed to be explained.)