The Juggling Act

The Juggling Act

Relationships are like a juggling act:
balls fly in graceful arcs but sometimes drop.
A husband learns to treat his wife with tact.

When things go wrong, he knows the odds are stacked
he'll get the blame because she's in a strop.
Relationships are like a juggling act.

She's sure her hunches are established fact
and so insists averse opinions stop.
A husband learns to treat his wife with tact.

If any girl made passing eye contact
his wife would surely see and blow her top.
Relationships are like a juggling act.

Although the neighbor's daughter's cute and racked
he must pretend her flirting is a flop.
A husband learns to treat his wife with tact.

Each day he runs the risk of getting smacked
and often fears his dainty bits she'll lop.
Relationships are like a juggling act;
a husband learns to treat his wife with tact.



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Villanelle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villanelle
an awesome, famous example of the villanelle
https://hellopoetry.com/poem/664/mad-girls-love-song/

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Rebel Poetry Contest  (18+) Open for March 2024 #2112615 by Warped Sanity