Behind Closed Doors

Wows! Another top poem from three years ago that I'm just reading. This is dual public service announcement and relationship caveat. Well written. Well said.

DON'T WORRY.THE EARTH IS A HAPPY BED FOR SURE. VERY INTENSE AND UP TO DATE.

I think this poem would be enough to discourage anyone tempted to cheat to think twice, especially those with children. All the consequences are laid out in brutal but necessary honesty. Cheating hurts everyone, and I'm so sorry to hear that you were included. Sending love and hugs <3 Also I know I'm late but conragts on getting Top Story!!

Before I clicked on this piece, I thought she was unzipping... I didn't realise the man's hand until I clicked it 🤣 I fell head first into this poem and boy was I enlightened, with the very real problems happening out there in society. Between our parents and their... Mindless decisions. How easy it is to fall into things like this, and how very sad, when you and I and everyone else, with parents, have to deal with the trauma. Dealing it like cards when anyone asks if we are okay. I love the speed this poem carries, the way it flows through the decisions made towards their consequences. It's very current and alive, it's devastating and highly effective in its purpose. ❤️🤗

Very powerful Dharr. You said it the other day. Trauma due to cheating. Lots of ugly things occur behind closed door. In job and career, such favors are traded, which are hidden until they leak out.

Your poem pulses with raw, untamed energy, a firestorm of desire. It paints a vivid, visceral picture of lust's intoxicating, destructive power. The contrast between fleeting pleasure and lasting scars is breathtakingly potent! 🌞🫡🌄🫡🌻

Such a good lesson people need to follow. It seems like it became more common in today’s media. Excellent poem, love it.

The trauma is real when people are caught up in the affair. It hurts all involved, and I am sorry you had that trauma. Excellent poem also.

The way you’ve written this feels so appropriate- fast-paced and almost without thinking, rapid-fire words. “Beasts awoke hungrily Wanted their appetites pleased” is a clever way to show how desires influence actions. Smart and harrowing imagery.

I'm sorry about the trauma that you faced, My Morbid Friend. Parents have a responsibility to put the children's needs first, and unfortunately, that didn't happen for you. *Healing hugs and love*

Congrats on the top story!!❤️🎉🎉🎉

This poem is a work of art… ❤️✨🕊️ Sadly parents are often traumatised children themselves, desperately trying to feel loved and wanted… and they get drawn into such relationships. There was cheating in my parents marriage all the way through… neither of them knew love.. it was all about toxic attachment. And no one to blame. They didn’t have the awareness we do today. They didn’t have the same privilege we have to read psychology, to understand trauma and how things affected us… They lived in more reactive states…. With far less awareness… Always more love is the answer… more compassion, less judgement 🕊️

I forgot how sultry this one is and then the note at the end rattled me, I remember reading it but forgot some details since I've last looked at the poem! I love the imagery and pacing of the poem! The sun, the moon, the truth line was my favourite this time around!! You tell such a tantalizing tale Dharrsheena!

Wow! This is powerful. I love: "Three things can't stay hidden/The sun, the moon, the truth." In my future book, if I give you credit and perhaps a small amount of cash, may I use this line? BTW, thank you for leaving a comment for "Vocal Inspirations!" The comment disappeared. LOL. However, the Reader Insight is still there. We have a mutual admiration society!!!

No amount of soap Can wash away the sins Three things can't stay hidden The sun, the moon, the truth this was amazing, sorry for your trauma❤️

It's a thought provoking piece!! Well done!!!🥰💕🙌

I was enjoying the poem to be honest haha but the personal story at the end got me to introspect on the subject. I'm sorry for your trauma. Know that it wasn't your fault. Great poem.

Love the brevity contrasting with the far reaching, deeply seated, long lasting emotions and hurt. I was surprised by the ending and also the middle; at first I assumed it was the beginning of a morally good relationship! What a ride. I’m so sorry it was based on personal experiences, though; I cannot imagine all that went into this, but can certainly feel it from these verses. Well done! 💜

Wonderfully expressed words. I can see the trauma.

You are so extremely talented it’s unbelievable. I will be rereading this for the rest of the night lol.

Dharrsheena, this was raw and so emotional. I love the seduction in the beginning and the way you reflected the immediate regret afterwards. It was a whole rollercoaster of a journey you took us through! The lines "No amount of soap Can wash away the sins" cuts so deep! Also thank you for sharing an intimate part of yourself with the reader, it was very brave of you! 💜

You can really pack an emotional punch- and some surprising twists- in a few words.

Emotionally intense, yet beautiful.

Very well written with a great message.

beautifully done. cheating is a horrible thing that I'm lucky to never have experienced, but I know it hurts a lot more than just the two involved, and you really captured that