ANOTHER MAN'S CHILDREN


I am not sure what you'll think
I don't care
I need to tell you
No one else will understand

I have carried this pain inside my heart for too long
I am a grown man
I am crying for the first time since I left you
Since you left me

I was a boy
I was a fool
I let pride rip my heart
I let the emptiness of meaningless sex tear me from you

I came across your letters
I read one
I can't continue
I am unable to control my tears

What is wrong with me?
You have another man's children and I don't care
I love you
I never stopped

I have kept this secret from myself for seventeen years
I have kept it from you
I no longer can
I have fooled everyone long enough

I have met someone who has awakened my soul the way you once did
I have never seen her
I have talked to her for 40 consecutive days
I will be with her on your birthday on _______

I hope that east meets west before north invades my fortress

Be well my love



the love letter collection
submitted 2:35 AM EST
wednesday, january 30, 2008