A few days ago I received an email from a reader of this site, a woman who was responding to some of the articles I’ve written on the subject of pornography. She shared a poem, a bit of free verse she had written in the midst of her husband’s addiction. I wish I could say it was the only email I’ve received from such a woman. Sadly it’s not; not by a long shot. That same day I received another email from another woman looking for resources for dealing with the wife’s response to a husband’s sin (rather a gap in the available literature right now, I think). Anyway, I thought I would share this poem. It’s a little bit graphic, but only so far as it needs to be. I think it’s particularly heartbreaking in drawing out the clear connection between pornography and violence. And it’s just a realistic look at how so many men are damaging and destroying their wives and families. It’s reality. So here it is, “I Looked For Love in Your Eyes.” I saved my best for you.Other girls may have given themselves away,But I believed in the dream.A husband, a wife, united as one forever. Nervous, first time, needing assurance of your love,I looked for it in your eyesMere inches from mine.But what I saw made my soul run and hide. Gone was the tenderness I’d come to knowI saw a stranger, cold and hardDistant, evil, revolting.I looked for love in your eyesAnd my soul wept. Who am I … Continue reading I Looked For Love In Your Eyes