Spoken Word: Fulfillment

Listen I love my husband and that's no lie
I'll tell it honestly to the priest, the pope, and the rabbi
He allows me to be any woman I want to be I'm not in need
With sincerity he charms the eclectic realm of my heart indeed
Questioning my morality is my torture
But the joy of cheating is but an adventure
To skirt the line of fun, reality, religion and condemnation
That maneuverability though wrong brings euphoric satisfaction
But it's wrong, though I made that oath of marriage, that wrong
Am I rationing facing that unstable point of peace where I belong

Utilizing choir practice, women's league anything to get by
To spend time in my young lovers arms I'm not ashamed to lie
I've used my friends, family, even my neighbor's kids as excuses
But joyful pleasure has unseen retribution, everyone loses
Sometimes walking through doors that are not worth opening
Takes stupidity, bravery and carefree non-personal living
Yet pleasurably deep inside I have to face the truth
I'm not in lust with him, I'm infatuated with his youth
That thrill of teetering on the edge and not being caught
Give credence to live everyday of pleasure not all for naught
I'm a woman damn it! I embrace capitalizing on my sensuality too
Not abiding by a society and all its rules prefacing what I should not do

An elaborate estate fully furnished with maids does not say it all
A roaming mind seeks temptation and with enough time immorality calls
Like constant droplets on a rock this mind pierced of having someone adore
I'm in need of a challenge, a confrontation, anything that is offering more
Then this gardener came along, though rugged his demeanor was strong
He was young, seeing me as a friend in authority beyond attraction all along
Sure, I allowed his chiseled physical stature to encapsulate my mental state
So when I allowed him to have me I left my morality at the gate
With my threat before I call rape he swore to undying secrecy
So my friend what you saw was me ending with a kiss, no discrepancy

William "Bubbles" Galloway is a Spoken Word Editorial Contributor with MNI Alive Media