An army wife
Brenda got lonely
when her husband
Phil was away
in a war
one night
she cheated on
him
with a scoundrel
she met in
a gritty bar
after having one
too many drinks
the dark hearted
scoundrel saw her
only as a score
he bedded her
saw her nevermore
after being used
shame haunted Brenda
she’d never been
a one night stand before
days later she learned
Phil died in a battle
the same night as she
had her one night stand
she became shocked
and unbalanced
by the bad news
and the coincidence
and she blamed her infidelity
for Phil’s death
as if her cheating
on him had cursed and
deadly consequences.
Bob Boyd