Betrayal

why follow me 

lingering elements of betrayal...

I remember repeating vows in front of witnesses

to honor and cherish, till death do us part

no others.

this commitment, a promise

letters arrived from her addressed to you

opening them, my heart splintered and fell to the floor

slashed by each intimate phrase I read

revealing no commitment, no promise

his smile was contagious

his energy on fire

who could resist 

'I love you', he said 

only you, always you

she was only four foot, eleven

a tiny, little thing

living doll

in my bed

in my car

three won't work in this space...

this project was sure to inspire

thousands of lives would change for the better,

we spent time believing

spent time in building

so close to completion

hold fast and don't stop...

she was decades younger and light years ahead

he fell like an old fool

and threw away the key

betrayal

commitment, no more...

Reviews

[Willard Wells]

Pain of love lost, which in this case as painful as it was, was the right move. Taking vows are just words to many to be spoken in front of others. What truly matters is the words spoken truly from the heart. Very nice work and the pain comes through.

[Alisa Js]

Hello WW,

Thank you again for your comments and time. I will be by soon.

read moreHello WW,

Thank you again for your comments and time. I will be by soon.

Alisa

[ANTO]

God this is harrowing Alisa - very much so.
Its really must have hurt to put this out there my dear friend.
I sorry you had to go through this

[Alisa Js]

Aloha ANTO<

The experience was indeed painful....writing about the memories was somewhat less so...

Thank you for your kind thoughts..

alisa

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~~ i agree with nazia... and your response below... ~~ nothing stings and injures like betrayal... ~~ and you did a brilliant job of expressing that... ~~ a very powerful piece, dear alisa...

[Alisa Js]

Thank you.. I was hesitant to post it, but wanted to convey my personal experiences with betrayal....

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~~ i could tell... and i'm sorry you had to go through this excruciating experience... ~~ and... we should be free to post anything we like... ~~ i was hesitant to post some pieces about excruciating experiences but now i won't... i'll post them soon... ~~ thank you for empowering me... (without actually knowing that you were empowering me)...

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* i won't hesitate

[nazia]

Betrayal.. we can never run from it.. it haunts us day and night and reminds us of the fatal mistake we committed by trusting someone we shouldn't have.. A well balanced write Alisa :)

[Alisa Js]

😱 exactly Nazia....there are certain ones when viewed in retrospect, should have never made it past 'hello'

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Thank you for your comment and time. I will be by soon,

Alisa💫