For Pain of Betrayal

This is for a friend who is having a hard time

Penned amid the traitorous torrent

Of bitter betrayal,

I hold you close

To heart

And hand,

As I wander alone

Amidst the barbed testimony

Of acrimonious flood,

Holding back shuttered tears,

Coinage unspent in hell.

And I wonder what did I do,

Whatever in the hell did I do

To end here.

Reviews

[Ed Hart]

gripped in the vise of a wounded heart, we wonder at our scattered dreams...we stumble, we blame...now is the time to look inside...now is the time to grow...good fortune to your friend, my friend

[Allen Smuckler]

The great thing...in life....no mater what we did or didn't do ...and no matter where we may be or not be...we have it within our grasp, to change it tomorrow...
I felt your pain and thought you shared it with honesty and compassion...
your use of metaphors only enhanced your tale
well done, Audrey
allen

[Chris]

Something we can all relate to...we don't always know.

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

yes, so many times we do. Very well penned.

[SkinlessFrank]

Lovely. Man, I feel that.

[J. J. Nightingale]

SO MANY OF US ASK THAT QUESTION .. I FEEL THE PAIN HERE .. ..

WELL WRITTEN EMOTIONS .. JASMINE

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. what an absolutely perfect piece of writing ! ... brevity at its best ... these words flow straight to the heart ... where they linger and linger and linger ... beautiful poetry ... moving beyond measure ...

[Wolf's Dark Song]

A very powerful and emotional poem here. A lot of hurt and pain. We've all mostly likely have walked upon that landscape, felt that kind of pain and asked that same question.

[LA Lorena]

A heart breaking poem indeed! Those final three lines are ones that I am certain we have all wondered and asked from time to time.

[FJ Davis]

As always, very well-written; strong in both lyric and imagery.
Those last three lines contain a question many of us have asked ourselves, more than we would have liked. For some situations--perhaps, like the one you refer to in this piece--a definitive answer is never found.
Heartbreaking poem, Audrey.