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Betrayal, Fails Me Most

Question my mannerisms, do you cause me Kindness, should be shown to no friend Reciprocation, will their beliefs differ In vain, will all my acts become As if trust, can be nurtured by none Relationships prove worthless A resident was my heart, of yours Care, did you show little Every deceitful word you spoke, your actions I forgave Though limitations, are there to all My temperament had I subsided well Anger, had you extracted by force Help another, was I prepared My time to you, did I devote Though ungrateful, you proved To wound me through blame, you chose Fall did I, at gravity's feet Your eyes unmoved, by my downed sight Potential, did I try to see in all To be a good samaritan, I had tried Though it is with humanity, that humility is eradicated No matter my attempts to encourage An ant opposing a boot, will I always be My disappointment, have you only proved To be a fool, I strived for you not to be Your success, did I crave to see Though chase my own tail, did you force me to Exerted all my energy in runs, you showed no care My belongings were not close, you manipulated my belief A fool of me, did you purposely create Murder as I watched, would be of no pain The bullet I would provide, for whoever wished a shot Though my eyes, saw little through the opacity Your sharp hands, had your touch guised In my fellow beings, was my faith strong Through your blade, was it all lost In humanity, was my faith a sight to behold Though anger did you only ask through disappointment To make a fool of me, your unseen blade chose

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