The Unfaithful

I can't stop myself from pushing away your hands
and asking, "Why?"
Why would you still want me after all I've done to you?
Those thoughts never spoken but ever known,
betraying every ounce of what you gave me
I am the unwilling yet still unfaithful wife -
and still you want me,
even after I've brought derrogatory lovers into our bed
Your arms encircle me nontheless
breaking my heart with every forgiving syllable
My misunderstanding fights against those words
and yet all I want is for the agony to stop
Wrapped up in you
I feel balanced on a serrated blade
There is something safe and undeniably dangerous about this romance
Every fiber within me trembles
"Why?"
The question echoes in my mind as you emit no sound
only your eyes speak while mine drown in shame
Love
As loud as daylight but gentle as a caress -
You do this because you love
How often I forget the promise sealed with a kiss
and bound by blood
I am overwhelmed by your faithfulness
and left to your abounding mercy

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