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A Plight Of Temptation
by Quinlan L GibsonThese are the times that try menÂ’s souls.
Mere seventeen and lined with golden blonde.
The old lady means less, always drunk in distress
an uninterested mess that wonÂ’t die.
He feels vibrant inside, when he looks in youthÂ’s eyes
in the form of a Barbie doll dream.
She sees nothing but money in him,
and the funny thing is he thinks sheÂ’s the right path.
To walk out on his wife, and start a new life,
keep in mind that the bitch will take half.
These are the times that try menÂ’s souls
from the beginning of time to the end.
The scent, the seduction, the fabulous lure
of the neighbors daughtersÂ’ friend.
01/24/2004 Author's Note: This is a crazy-quick inspired entry for the 30something January poetry challenge. You never know what's going on down the block.
Posted on 01/25/2004
Copyright © 2025 Quinlan L Gibson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Susan Q Tomas on 01/25/04 at 08:53 PM I like the girl being thought of as a path to walk out on his wife. Subconsciously I think people look at other people that way for sure. |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 01/25/04 at 10:41 PM a quick scribble for the challenge, huh? I'm totally impressed. And yes lovely flow! |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 01/26/04 at 01:44 AM Heck...stranger things have happened. Like a late night movie...always the temptation of robbing the proverbial craddle for a moment's worth of pleasure...lifetime's worth of pain. |
| Posted by Rula Shin on 01/27/04 at 04:12 PM This is a wonderful poem Quinlan! "These are the times that try men’s souls...The scent, the seduction, the fabulous lure," the agony of it all...how true, how human, how tragic. Love this. |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 01/27/04 at 04:46 PM This speaks of the changing value system, within, subjective and self centred approach towards life and fellow beings, of degenerating society as a whole. |
| Posted by Kara Hayostek on 02/17/04 at 11:12 PM Really good read, "The old lady means less, always drunk in distress
an uninterested mess that won’t die" I wonder how many men look at their wife this way? |
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