Deserted
Deserted
She watches from across a darkened street
And pain congeals behind her tawny eyes
She sees the one that he has come to meet
But none will see the silent tears she cries
Her heart belongs to him no matter what
She dreams he will return to her one day
Inside she knows her dreams will come to naught
For when she smiles he turns his face away
So many times she’s lingered here in vain
Her heart though tired and weary cannot rest
The crumbs he throws, she treasures, counts as gain
the hurt he deals she takes without protest
This man, whom she has loved all of her life
Will never now embrace her as a wife
~~~
For Olusequn’s contest ‘Betrayal’
18th January 2010
Copyright © Margaret Foster | Year Posted 2010
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