Betrayal

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An emotional wave of pain

Constantly streaming through these veins

Overwhelming this meek body

Consuming and diminishing any possibility of hope

Striking the inevitable tears

That degrade all sensibility

Drenched in a salty residue

Not sure what to make of this action

Hatred comes to mind

But so do the words that define

So here I sit debating

Have I been betrayed?

Is this what betrayal does to a person?

I've lost a friend that has always been

Hanging by a very thin thread

Now here comes the rage

Here come the questions I long to scream

This emotion eats at my insides

And is quickly dissolving what once did abide
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Reviews

[Gavin Keary]

Trust me, I have been there when friends betray you. Very good poem, in any sense.