I miss you tonight, as I listen to a country song
I need to hold you tight, tho I guess it's wrong
You cant be my wife and share my life
Darling, I can't marry you, I have a sick wife.
I can't leave her and not come back
Would kill her to see me pack
I'll be with you every minute I can spare
I'll dream of you when I'm not there
You're all that's worth living for
You know I don't love her any more
Darling please trust me now
We will work this out some how
I need to hold you tight tonight
I'm with my wife, but feel alone
I'm thinking of you, wondering where you are
Did you go away, stay at home, go to a bar
I can't leave her alone to think about the car accident
That crippled her the night, I had to much to drink
I feel guilty each time, I come to your place
I just want to stay and look at your lovely face
I have to stay here darling, please understand
If I left now I wouldn't be much of a man
I can't stay here and I can't stay away
I think of you both night and day.
Norma 1986
(I wrote this after watching a movie on TV about this topic. I wanted to see if I could write a poem about other people's experiences. I tried putting myself in another's place and try to feel what they were feeling.)