‘Sexting’!
National Poetry Day’s theme; ‘Letters to the universe’, inspired me to write (recount!) this story about modern day love letters; ‘sexting’, and how modern day technology isn’t always smarter!! 😆
‘Sexting!’
Cannot bear to sleep beside him
Cannot bear the sex
Sick and tired of all his antics
Only want my ex!
Wait for him to fall asleep
And then creep into bed
After hours of flirty ‘sexting’
Wrecked from all written and read!
Gently dozing, eyelids closing
Phone still in my hand
‘Sext’ sends to my partner’s sister!!!
And I know it won’t be grand!..
Giving out about his snoring!
Calling him a Dick!
Sexplicitly describing what I’d do with my ex
Exposed, I now feel sick!!!
Frantically I rack my brain
On how to stop the text!
But I know there’s no such way
Petrified what’s next!!!
Message comes through early morning
‘Jenni, what the hell?!!’
I pour my heart out to her
And beg her not to tell!
I tell her he won’t let me go
Even though that’s what I want
I tell her he’ll be devastated
So if she cares for him, she can’t
She says she’ll do it for his sake
But not to cross her path
She says if I betray him for real
I’ll feel full force her wrath!
He treats me like a dog though!
Spends no time with the kids!
Doesn’t ever talk to me!
Takes all my cash as his!
Disappears all weekend!
Heads off with his mates
Turns his phone off
High on drugs
Most unattractive traits!
Yet he says he’ll die without me
Although he’s killing me!
Tells the children ‘Mom is crazy!’
Ridicules me in glee!
So, finally I left him!
He didn’t really die!
He married a girl who’d always been there,
giving him the eye
Of course his sister told him!
I’m sure she delighted in it!
But by then I was happily back with my Ex
And I didn’t give a shit! 😂
Great to hear you recite this at the poetry slam in the beer garden on Friday. 😁