The Computer Room Replaces the Bedroom
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Men used to disappear in mistress ways,
Their mistresses agreeing that a wife
Was worth disdain. While in the bedroom blaze
Of lust the man and mistress fizzed, felt life
Was perfect, overwhelming. Then he pulled
His pants up, hugged and left. All that has changed.
The wife no longer has to think she’s gulled
By other women. Wives are now estranged
By screens. The men get lost, head first, in porn.
That’s much less messy. While the wife’s upstairs,
The men are lost in scenes. The screens forewarn
About age limits, but the guys are lost in stares.
When finished, men find tissues handy. Wives
Are not required. Who needs them in our lives?
~ Phillip Whidden
by phillipw | Sep 10, 2024 | AD, PO |