The Vortex

We lived in a marvellous world Of make-believe. What a charade! Differences seemed to disappear With dissimulation and deceit, Prevarication, alienation from Cherished ones, parents, family, Friends! As she took the initiative, The contorted configurations of Her tortuous desires besieged my heart And asphyxiated our relationship. Love grew obsessive, dependent, Hopelessly obtrusive, devastating Like a raging, decimating, tropical Storm, leaving, in its wake, insidious Hurt, pain, torture, torment, gnawing angst! When, for another, she turned her back, Leaving me with battered mind, and splintered Will, my world shattered, like a mirror, into A thousand kaleidoscopic pieces, each a Merciless reflection of my profound agony!