Love Poem: Are You
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Written by: Leah Littlejohn

Are You

I CAN'T BELEIVE MY EYES
AM I SEEING CLEARLY
ARE YOU LAYING THERE IN OUR BED
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN
ON THE SILK SHEETS THAT WE PICKED OUT ON OUR
8TH ANNIVERSARY
ARE THOES MY CANDLES BURNING 
MY MOMMA GAVE US FOR OUR WEDDING
NIGHT
WERE ARE THE KIDS
HAVE YOU EXPOSED THEM TO YOUR ADULTEROUS WAYS
HOW COULD YOU DISGRACE ME IN THIS WAY
 I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME
WHAT A FOOL I WAS
I THINK I'M TAKING THIS IN A WEIRD WAY
IF IT WAS ANY OTHER WOMAN YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN SCALLED
WITH GRITS BY NOW
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I STAYED FAITHFUL
NOW I FEEL FOR NOUGHT I DID NOT DESERVE THIS BETRAYAL
MY HEART IS TORN APART
HOW CAN I EVER HOPE TO RECOVER THE BLOW WENT
TO DEEP
INWARDLY I BLEED
AND OUTWARDLY I WEEP
I PLEAD FOR RELIEF
WHO WILL BE ABLE TO FREE ME FROM THIS PAIN
I HAVE ONLY ONE QUESTION FOR YOU WHY ME