Me and Tom Sawyer

*if you've ever been cheated on.*

Love was empheral,

Needless to say,

I cavorted into it deeply,

Slowly, 

go slow...

Stop!

I didnt want to.

I didnt know too,

that hurt would ensue.

Half spent sessions,telephone calls and writing letters. 

I was stoic as i waited...

But all would abate quickly,

The moment you began seeing her.

The walls I had for my defense

You ingeniously broke them down

Layer by layer by layer

Then when you had let yourself in

You built them up again

Ensuring a way of escape for yourself 

That was how clever you were,

Tommy Sawyer...

That Saturday afternoon when you sat me down

Your lying lips quivered ,.

"You did nothing wrong, I did" you said

& I knew what...

I knew that,

You cheated.

Reviews

[R.E. Ray]

Your poem creates and extends a gut-wrenching emptiness and pain that one can only imagine if not experienced. And, for those who’ve lived it, it’s a word painting burned in the brain.

[S. S. Allen]

indeed. Thanks for reviewing