You sullied our marriage bed

To avoid your inner pain

All for a fleeting rush of dopamine

You say it was just a midlife crisis…

In which I was just collateral damage,

As Your words and actions were irrevocably savage

You made me think I was the problem

You began to blame and gaslight

Avoiding intimacy, connection and a fair fight

In your attempt to

Mistake Vs. Choice?

Mistakes just happen…

It was your choice to cheat and abandon