if they only knew

if they only knew who
she really was,
what she's done for the past
ten years,
if they only
had a clue of the lies,
the deception,
the continuing saga
of her strange and
dark love
for someone as equally
as bad,
just across the yard,
the fence.
the married man with a
grin
and an open wallet,
a fist full of promises
that this year,
this is the year i'll
leave my wife
and marry you.
if they only knew, and
only then would the free
ride,
the blind love,
and the adoration
end.