Rhetorical Questions
How long did it take her to persuade you?
I bet you agreed straight away,
Arrogant and slightly drunk,
Congratulating yourself on your irresistibility.
Well, being easy doesn’t make you irresistible,
It just makes you easy.
And I bet you agreed straight away,
Took her outside,
Took her pants down,
Cupped her sagging breasts in your trembling hands
And kissed her hard in the cold air,
Making those pathetic urgent noises
As you thrust away
Against an uncaring brick wall
That had seen all you had to offer many times before.
You knew I hated her.
Did that make it better?
Did you call her when we rowed,
Your little slut?
Did she suck you off
With her crooked teeth,
Eyes half closed,
While you stood over her, knees weak,
Thinking that this was where you wanted to be?
Was it always good,
Forbidden and secret as it was,
Or did she start to nag,
To whine in that girlish lisping voice of hers?
Did she want you all to herself
While you were anyone’s and no-one’s?
Did you grow tired of her
As you grew tired of me?
Did you ever love her,
Even for a moment,
Or was it all for the thrill,
For the practice,
Another number in your collection,
Another body in the pile,
Just like me.
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