The Reneeissance

Lose Me

You should pay attention more. Because if you did, you’d notice what’s happening here. You’d see how my skin crawls when you touch me. I bet you haven’t noticed my mm-hmm’s when you’re busy fabricating[…]

The Letter That Stayed In My Purse

Dear Me, Can you hear the music playing? That’s good music right there, won’t you agree? The band is called Mafikizolo. The song playing at this moment is called Love Potion. The song that will[…]

Tell Them How Much You Love Me

I’ve wondered sometimes. That if I left you, wouldn’t my life be better, much better than it is right now? That today, this very day, if I looked at my image in the mirror and[…]

I will leave my wife for you, Madonna, 4 minutes, Timberland, Justin Timberlake

I Will Leave My Wife For You – Part 4

Ceiling. I’m lying in bed. Facing up. Staring at it. Willing it to give me the answers I need. I can hear my wife in the shower. The running water is all the sound I[…]

I Will Leave My Wife For You – Part 3

What is the place of truth in an affair? Is there a place for truth in an affair? How about in a marriage? Because as Christina looks at me with tears in her eyes and[…]

I Will Leave My Wife For You – Part 2

Up to this minute. I have been a good husband. That’s what I tell myself. Because that’s what I believe. And to believe this even more, I send my wife more flowers. For the past[…]

I Will Leave My Wife For You – Part 1

I didn’t plan this. When we took our vows, I did not take them with the intention of breaking them. I was a man so in love with my wife, I did everything my wife[…]

I’m Sorry

I started to write a letter to you the other day. I thought I was ready. So I powered up my computer and flexed my fingers ready to start typing. I knew what I wanted[…]

I Love You, I Should Gouge Your Eyes Out

The last thing I want is to be away from you. The last thing I need is for you to walk out that door and close it behind you. I’d rather you sit with me[…]

You Don’t Want Me

Ringing phone. Interrupted sleep. I pick the damn thing from the nightstand to answer it but place it back as soon as I see who’s calling. Maybe I roll my eyes a little. I don’t[…]

From Girlfriend To Mistress – Part 3

A man stands at the center of a dance floor. Music fills every crevice of the room. He holds his newlywed bride between his arms. It’s their first dance as husband and wife. But this[…]

From Girlfriend To Mistress – Part 2

A man stands at the altar with a priest on one side and a best man on the other side. His bride will walk down the aisle to him in a few minutes if what[…]