Love, Lies, Anguish &; Lives

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES
BY
THE COLLABORATORS

(A 3D Poem Incorporating Suspicions, Friendship &; Treachery and The
Wife's Tale)

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Friendship &; Treachery - Part
One

The Return Of A Wandering Spirit

Where do I begin?
With this sordid tale I tell
There are those of you out there
Who'll recognize this well

So lets go to the beginning
The background first I'll paint
Set in Middle England
Which many think is quaint

After many years of running wild
I returned to my old haunts
Rejoining up with my old friends
Out on night time jaunts

My best friend of many years
Still lived in my home town
On my return we carried on
He's never let me down

I found out that he settled down
And found a lovely wife
Producing two baby boys
That brought happiness to his life

He welcomed me into his home
His Wife and kids now knew me
The innocence of those early days
Was as it always should be

As time went by - We carried on
Like I'd never been away
Until he changed his job that is
Oh! That fateful day!

His new job took him afar
I saw him less and less
A lonely Mum was left behind
Missing his caress

From time to time I'd say hello
And keep her company
Her pain inside was obvious
One look and you could see

Her beauty shone through words of pain
I tried to keep her cheerful
Pressure of the two young boys
Often made her tearful

Then one day with her in tears
I gave a friendly cuddle
The chemistry that passed between
Became an emotional struggle

When he came home we carried on
As best friends always do
What had transpired whilst he was away
He didn't have a clue

Next time that he went away
I kept away from trouble
My phone rang - She needed me
That really burst my bubble

When I arrived - She was in tears
I then hugged her close to me
Reached up to me - lip to lip
A kiss that shouldn't be

To save our blushes - much more ensued
We broke a sacred taboo
My best friend's wife - now my lover
The act was so untrue

She was hooked as much as I
We didn't know how to stop
As time passed by - we got so close
Our love we couldn't drop

We'd sneak around after dark
When the children were sleep
Hoping that our liaisons
Were a secret we could keep

Then one night she called me up
My friend this night was home
So much in need of my embrace
She called me on the phone

I felt a cad - A home wrecker
But lust had won the day
Rational thought had long past gone
That's all that I can say

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Suspicions - Part One

Suspicion

I asked her where she'd been to,
She said she went out for a while,
I asked her whom she'd been with,
She didn't answer, only smiled,

I know she's up to something,
I'm just not sure what,
I'm certain that she's cheating,
Although she swears to me she's not,

I phone her in the evenings,
And when she comes to the phone,
I hear some one in the background,
Although she says that she's alone,

She tells me it's the T.V,
Or radio too loud,
I don't know why, but I don't believe her,
I just can't trust her now,

I don't know how it started,
It must have been some time ago,
But I work out of town a lot,
So really I don't know,

One time I found a brown shirt,
Hanging on the line,
I've never worn brown in my life,
So I know that it's not mine,

I confronted her about it,
But she says I'm paranoid,
What time has she for lovers,
With two young baby boys,

She says chance would be a fine thing,
Makes jokes about it too,
But I've been told while I'm away,
She's seen with some one new,

And I've tried so hard to catch her,
So far without success,
So now I've asked a friend of mine,
To help put her to the test,

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: The Wife's Tale - Part One

The Beginnings

Dusting round our photograph,
With I, the blushing bride,
A loving look upon my face,
To my new husband at my side.

I ponder upon my fortune,
Of a marriage such as mine
A caring man, a loving Dad,
And love for me, combined.

Returning the picture to its place,
Many other chores yet to do,
Before my sons awaken,
Their next meal soon is due.

Boys are fed, chores half done,
It seems there is no end,
To all the things I have to do,
No time, on ME, to spend.

Preparing a meal now for us,
Plus one more, that makes three,
An extra place is to be set,
His friend is to come for tea.

A smart young man, dark and tall,
Across our table was seated,
A pleasant time, enjoyed by all,
A time often to be repeated.

Happily he was accepted,
As if part of our family,
Visiting our home, quite often,
Sharing pleasant company.

Then one night, my spouse declared
His job he just had lost,
But in the taking of another,
There would be quite a cost.

That cost I soon discovered,
Was his being kept from home,
Staying away, to do his job,
And I left here all alone.

Alone to cope with problems,
Alone to make things right,
Alone to cope with children,
Alone in my bed each night.

Day by day it grew harder,
To manage with daily life,
No one here to comfort me,
Or to treat me as a wife.

I missed him, oh how I missed him,
I dearly longed for his caress,
Lay my head upon his shoulder,
To help relieve me of this stress.

More and more he'd stay away,
And the less of him I'd see,
His friend would call now and then
Just to keep me company.

He would listen to my problems,
And try to keep me in good cheer,
When I'd break down or cry out loud,
He'd wipe away the tears.

Then one day, he came round,
As tears streamed down my face,
A comforting arm put around me,
And held me embrace.

That current that passed between us,
In that moment as he held me there,
Something that we both recognised,
A moment quite shocking and rare.

The days went on - my husband away,
Trying to cope with being a mother,
Emotions ran high, and I all alone,
Emptiness I couldn't smother.

In desperate need of company,
I called my husband's friend,
Begging him to come around,
Some time with me spend.

When he arrived, my tears just flowed,
He held me in his arms,
I felt so secure, safe and snug,
Protected from all harm.

A kiss upon his lips I placed,
Not realising what I'd started,
Our passion rose to the ultimate,
Before we finally parted.

This tie between us became so strong,
Neither of us wished to end.
So every possible occasion,
With each other, we would spend.

Husband home - boys asleep,
To phone him was a sin,
But so great then was my need,
I just had to be with him.

Returning home, I was taken to task,
As to where I'd been,
What had I been doing,
And who was it I had seen.

Giving a 'peck' upon his cheek,
Dismiss his questions with a smile,
And told him quite innocently,
I'd just been out for little while.

I know that he suspects me,
But not knowing it for sure,
His questions keep on coming,
And I deny it all the more.

He phones me in the daytimes,
He phones home late at night,
To see if he can catch me out,
To prove his accusations, right.

So sure I was, that I'd covered our tracks,
One day I near came unstuck,
He saw a shirt drying, upon the line,
I thought I'd run out of luck.

In answer to his challenge,
I dismissed his charge with speed,
Declaring it was to keep me clean,
When our young boys, did feed.

To reinforce my answers,
I made known quite clear,
That for a 'lover', I had no time,
As alone I coped round here.

Then turning it a little light hearted,
Told him, 'The chance would be fine'
For me to take a lover,
'If only I had the time'.

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Suspicions - Part Two

The Test

She says she's not unfaithful,
But I must get to the truth,
I know that she is cheating,
I just have to find the proof,

I asked my friend to chat her up,
To see if she does me wrong,
Wait till I am working,
Then say how she responds,

He's been a friend of mine for years,
I trust him with my life,
He's the one man I know for certain,
Wouldn't try to steal my wife,

At first he didn't like it,
He said it made him feel a heel,
But I told him it would help her prove,
Exactly how she feels,

And maybe save our marriage,
Instead of it coming to an end,
Then at last he said he'd do it,
Like I say he's my best friend,

And he knows how much I love her,
But I just have to be sure,
That she loves me like she used to,
And not have these doubts no more,

So each time that I was out of town,
To my house he would go,
And say how much he fancied her,
And how I would never know,

He'd wine her and he'd dine her,
This was all part of my plan,
To see if she could be lured,
By any other man,

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Friendship &; Treachery - Part
Two

The Plot Thickens

My friend he phoned - He needed to talk
He then explained his plight
How much more could I take
With my internal fight

Told of his suspicions
Then of a strange brown shirt
Of how that he desired of me
His wife - I had to flirt

The shirt I knew - It was mine
She'd washed it through one night
After spilling tea down it
During a love play-fight

She didn't give it back to me
Kept in deep inside her drawers
Getting it out when all alone
To help her with her chores

I wanted to confess my sin
But desire had gripped my heart
The truth I wished that I could say
My soul could not impart

I pleaded with him - Please don't ask
For such a thing to do
He replied "whom can I trust"
"There's no one except you"

Reluctantly - I took up the task
How could I be so treacherous?
Praying hard that someday soon
That I could find in there a plus

Once he departed - I called her up
I told her of his plan
She was so engrossed by now
My lover encouraged a scam

No way would she call it off
She needed me more than ever
If I ended it here and now
Her ties with me she'd sever

The thought of this - I could not endure
Our feeling equalled each other
Passion continued when we could
Under night times cover

We carried on - So much engrossed
Our liaisons got so erotic
Acts of love my friend never knew
To us were automatic

I acted out my friend's great plan
Just like he had requested
When I took her out at night
It looked like she'd been tested

The insult to the injury
Was cause for more concern
Money paid to take her out
Was the money he did earn

He covered her for sitters
And new clothes to wear out
Gave me cash to pay the bills
His money we did flout

I called him up to tell straight
She'd truly passed the test
Spun a web of comforting lies
To put his mind at rest

He was so pleased - and thanked me so
You sensed his look of relief
As I put the receiver down
Feeling like a common thief

Next on the agenda - I knew what to do
Called her up to report in
She said come over let's celebrate
And indulge in our base sin

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES - The Wife's Tale - Part Two

Deeper Into Confusion

A few days on - My lover phoned
To tell me of a scheme
Concocted by my husband
A sordid plan it seemed.

My faithfulness, he still doubting,
So then asking of his friend,
To test my love then for him,
And see if my love would bend.

My lover reluctantly had agreed,
To play his part as asked,
He, torn between his friend and love,
Would find this a difficult task.

I told him that we would play along,
And make my husband see,
That I was completely faithful,
While together we would be.

My lover, he then hesitated,
Suggesting we slow things down,
I am so in love with him now,
To my face it brought a frown.

I wouldn't accept a reduction,
To our liaison of infidelity,
We would carry on as before,
Or a total cease, would be.

We loved each other far too much,
For it to end right here,
So we carried on - a story to plan,
For my husband later to hear.

The weeks went on and we enjoyed,
The company of each other,
Dinner dates, with fine Champagne,
The cost, it was no bother.

So as before, our love we shared,
With passion did each other fulfil,
We so much deeper in love became,
For us it couldn't standstill.

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Suspicions - Part Three

The Final Insult

And he came back and reported,
How he'd really tried his best,
But when he'd tried to seduce her,
She'd shown no interest,

He said that she was faithful,
That was very plain to see,
And that I was such a lucky man,
For she loved no-one but me,

So it seems I was mistaken,
I felt like such a fool,
All this time I doubted her,
And she was faithful after all,

Well I thought that I could make amends,
Bought chocolates and champagne,
To try to make it up to her,
In the hope that we could start again,

I even went home early,
As kind of a surprise,
Oh god, I could not believe the sight,
I saw before my eyes,

My wife was with her lover,
I could never make amends,
I had pushed them both together,
My wife and my 'best friend',

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES: Friendship &; Treachery - Part
Three

The Ultimate Treachery

A glass of wine to celebrate
The children fast asleep
I couldn't ever call him 'friend'
With secrets that I keep

I was her lover deep and true
Lust had turned to love so pure
When she took me by the hand
I owned her heart for sure

In passions clinch we miss the noise
The next thing that we know
My 'friend' has come home early
For his true love to show

How long had he been standing there?
How much had he had seen?
Our secret tryst no longer that
But treachery so obscene

In for a penny - In for a pound
I take her by the hand
Tell her fetch the children
I'll give life so grand

She instantly obeys my wish
Flaunting her naked form
Towards her once beloved one
She now treats with scorn

We're out the door - His wife and kids
Have now been transferred to me
The crime so heinous and dastardly
A punishment there cannot be

I lost a friend and gained in love
My soul a raging fire
I'll never forget the look he had
I've never seen such ire

I drive off with his whole life
Parading them in my car
The taunting for him will never stop
Because I live not far

I'll live with my sins as I've been blessed
With a new family I hold so dear
Loving feeling felt from them
Has never been so clear

I'm heading for a future
Shrouded in mystery
And all because I fell in love
A love that shouldn't be&;#8230;&;#8230;

LOVE, LIVES, ANGUISH AND LIES - The Wife's Tale - Part Three

Choices Of The Heart

The day arrived - the phone call came,
My lover to my husband had reported,
Telling him of my faithfulness,
That my conduct could be exalted.

Relieved that the doubting was over,
Our success, then to celebrate,
My lover came home, to my arms.
My husband wouldn't be home till late.

Ecstatic were we that it was over,
As in each other arms we lay,
Passions running high and mounting,
Caution we forgot to display.

Not hearing his early arrival,
In the doorway he did stand,
My husbands face so filled with pain,
Champagne bottle in his hand.

Not a word from him was spoken,
Such pain filled the air,
The disbelief of what he saw,
Displayed before him there.

My lover - first to recover,
Took me gently by the hand,
I knew that wherever he did go,
Beside him I would stand.

No longer could I stay here,
With this man whom I'd deceived,
I had to be with the man I loved,
And where I would be believed.

Lifting my boys from their slumber,
I take them to the car,
It wont be long till they sleep again,
We don't have to go far.

A brand new life lay before us,
And to be a loving family,
My only regret was that sight
Which evermore shall stay with me.

Driving away from the house that night,
In the mirror, the last that I saw,
My husband clutching at his chest,
As he dropped down to the floor.

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By THE COLLABORATORS