We treat women who lie with our husbands like an army of Medusa's; we blame the wrong person out of jealousy, envy, and heartbreak
It's not their fault they fell for the same lie as us It's not their fault they are insecure or ignorant to the truth It's not their fault our lovers didn't say no, that they couldn't resist and respect us
It's our fault for cursing the mistress Damning her to turn everyone who looks her in the eyes into stone Perpetually frozen in looks of horror and disgust For something she didn't mean to do For giving into desire
We are all Athena's The ones who act on envy and rage The ones who think we know it all When all we know is the way to barbwire a heart
In the end, we are the ones to blame For hurting someone already heartbroken Penetrated by the same blade that stabbed us in the back Only they were stabbed directly in the heart, the gut and the mind They were forced to feel undeserved guilt and humiliation For the faults of our own lovers
Don't blame the victims Blame the cause Blame the liars and the cheats They are the real Medusa's in disguise; giving more to the temptations of beauty and desire rather than to the temples of love and respect
Yes women cheat too, yes women choose knowingly to have an affair with married men This is not about that