The Arrangement

I have bought you ~
You are mine ~ to do with
As I please ~ for the
Next twenty four hours ~

I have met your price ~ and
You have met my terms ~
And honest lust is all that
We will have between us ~

I am in the final years of
My life ~ and I would not end
It without feeling ~ once more ~
The ecstasy of flesh on flesh ~

I want to come alive in my
Lover’s arms ~ to waken from
The half-doze I have fallen into ~
To feel something once again ~

To regain ~ for a brief while ~
The passion that once was
A constant companion ~ and the
Driving force of my very life ~

We will keep the lights low ~
I will not court your pity ~
Although you have the look of
A kind and generous lover ~

And afterward ~ we will not
Speak of it again ~

Sea Change

She reached out and brushed
A small piece of lint from your lapel ~
And you gave her the intimate smile
You used to save for me alone ~

I glanced at her husband ~ but
I could tell the moment ~ had
Totally escaped his notice ~
His arm around her waist ~ a fond
And trusting look upon his face ~

We stood there as we had
So many times before ~ two
Couples ~ four friends ~ but
Suddenly everything had changed ~

The question is what will I do now ~
How shall I react the next time ~
You reach for me in the night ~

Knowing you are thinking of her
How can I bear it ~ how can
I not ~ for no matter where your
Heart has strayed I love you still ~

I could confront you ~ extract a
Promise which I believe you’d keep ~
But knowing that you yearned
For her would be as painful
As the actual affair ~ and you
Seem happy loving both of us ~

I lie there sleepless ~ staring at
The ceiling ~ as I begin the long
And painful journey that is
Now my life ~

Will It Be Fight or Flight?

 

The young lovers
Stand close together ~
Though they do
Not ~ quite ~ touch ~

Perhaps they think
Their love a secret ~
Or perhaps they
Just don’t care ~

But either way there
Will be repercussions ~
If the king should hear
Of their affair ~

I must choose now
But that is easy ~
I will ride with him
As I have always done ~

And if you ride
With her ~ then you
Should be prepared ~
We leave at dawn ~

Yes he is young but
He has won my trust ~
And she your loyalty ~
Watch for my signal ~