Paradox Drive

Many men in same sex relationships
let each other stray for short distances.

They know that their eyes will wander
and find relief when they are accepted where the eyes go.
The heart and mind, and gonads, will surely follow,
but will look back and return
to where they started from
when they have had their fill.

But in matters of the errant heart
gay men are as prone as heterosexuals
to deceive themselves,
the better to deceive others,
that they can let each other wander
'as long as they are honest with each other'.

Gay men may seem 'more forgiving'
of each other than their hetero counterparts,
who for engaging with the nature of the opposite sex
misunderstand others as much as themselves.
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But lies are lies,
and when well told they are very popular.
Gay couples  are as prone to pride
as everyone else under the sun.

Nobody can be truly prepared
for the paradox of the lies that hide
inside when the license to roam
presents them with unforeseen choices.