Betrayal

It is of as it sounds.

Lost to this fire,

This endless array of disease.

Consumed by desire

And my endless aiming to please.

 

Cast to the darkness,

Discarded and used.

Affronted by the starkness

Of the level to which I was abused.

 

These chains of connection,

Broken through time.

I feel nothing but rejection,

But to anyone else, "I'm fine."

 

I both love and abhor you,

For what its worth,

For all that we've gone through.

I've known you since birth.

 

This pain that you forge

Has left me forsaken.

It's yourself you engorge.

I am not mistaken.

 

So please,

Take these words I adivse.

This disease,

It's my pain; your demise.

 

Your last act to me

Was an act of betrayal,

Yet you still can not see

How our friendship has failed.

Reviews

[L.G. Knight]

Morgan this is absolutely stunning I love the predicable rhyme sheme I love the flow the outpouring of truth mixed with bitterness sadness love hated and so many conflicting emotions.... its one that gives the readers emotional receptors quite the workout and just a stunning piece of work all together! Thanks so much for entering it in the let it go contest...

~Frances~

[Annebelle Ashire]

I've missed the way your words dance across the page.

[Robyn]

beautiful poetry filled with emotion.
I loved the flow of the rhyme.
great work with this!

[Fran Marie]

A poignant piece of poetry here, love the intense emotion in this poem,

This entire piece captures and shows our vulnerbility when it comes
to matters of the heart,how easily suceptible we are to being hurt
by betrayal `Superb pen !!

THanks for sharing in the HBH Contest

Fran

[Adela Muresan]

Beautiful write. You expres your desperation into words with elegance , making palpable as well.
Good write man, good write.

A.M.

[Catastrophe]

Great write, i enjoyed reading this poem..very full of emotions..
and my heart found this very sad...but it was just beautiful...
great work

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Very beautiful and sad, i fee llike that so many times Yos

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packed with so much emotion,I relate to each line
You captured my attention from the first line. I could feel the pain &
frusteration throughout
Great write! I look forward to reading more of your work

love & light

[Mr. Lopez]

For some to bury their heads in the sand can be the only way to deal. The truth is that , in order to grow you must first empty your bags of past misdeeds if you intend to move on. To many this concept is just too frightening.The betrayal of a friend or loved one can be easier dealt with when eyes are closed and heart hardened. Only to have their past's catch up to them in the end. Yes bad things happen to bad people too. "Your last act to me , was an act of betrayal". Bitter sweet truth leaves a bitter taste more so in the one doing the betrayal. I enjoy the truths in your message and this emotion is well worth the writing. Great job.

[Annebelle Ashire]

Oh my Ashire...
My dearest friend....
It is not sympathy you seek I know of this....
or in the least, I feel of this..
You,
How do I speak of thou life without revelation in the highest....
[exhale]

The rhyme scheme may be "a bit predictable" as said in the comment previous to my own,
but this....

""""Cast to the darkness,
Discarded and used.
Affronted by the starkness
Of the level to which I was abused.""""

Oh you know how I engross in relation....
Your words cannot possibly find a deeper place within my heart and soul,
a deeper meaning by way of personality and authentic words such as your own.
I apologize for not commenting sooner, I must say now.

Your writes have always had a way of causing my heart to skip a few beats every
now and then...and by all means, that is not such a horrible thing to do.
It is simply [ sometimes complex] the fact that you know there are always going to
be certain words that jump out at me and grab hold of every fiber of my being and
scream """you know this!""" - and it forces that sympathy neither exactly wants/needs.

I know that I would not want sympathy.. nor apathy... just some recognition, you know?

Anyways, I have to be going now.
I miss you and we should talk some more.
Have fun alright?
Here's to the best in life,
your friend/sister/and fellow poet,

~*AC*~