No one forced you to go on the dating sites,
Creating a dozen fake names to chase fresh meat.
No one forced you to talk to the respondents,
lying to them to amuse yourself in the dark.
No one forced you to go on scores of dates,
teasing and taking from them.
No one forced you into kissing and caressing,
sliding down the slippery slope.
No one forced you into the back seat,
crossing lines that you said you wouldn’t.
No one forced you into sleeping with them,
breaking your marriage vows
while swearing it is not cheating
“because I’m not getting it at home.”
The only one who made you do it
is you, because of your fear
of being alone with you,
and the need to fill your Voids
with external sources of attention and distraction
instead of internally generated satisfaction.
No one forced you
except you.