I've kept this bottled up
inside of me
for quite sometime
and the guilt
I conceal
seems like an unbearable crime.
For 20 years
I adored my wife
and was a good father too
but now
my confession
is long overdue.
Just how can I tell her
that our love
is still strong
and yet
not to reveal my secret
would be terribly wrong.
I struggle with the moral dilemma
to change
in the middle part of my life.
How can this not upset
my daughter
and my wife?
I must remain on course
and be true
to myself
or forever be silent
and deny love
itself.
So how can I tell her
my heart was scared
when it ran
into the loving
warm arms
of another man.
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