Betrayed

Betrayed You stand still like monuments As umoved and unshakable as a grave You utter words of unfathomable promise Your stare bores into me Drilling into my soul, piercing my heart But your lips curve into a snide smile That mocks and jeers me. Fear envelopes me My heart, I felt it twist My knees wobbled Causing me to collapse To shatter like a thousand broken pieces But your hands cradled me in a strong embrace "I will never let you fall". Your whispers awaken in me A speck of emotions long lost Laughter grazed my lips, A twinkle, a little spark lit in me Rupturing a tumult of feelings My heart missed a beat Your genuine smokey eyes Compelled me to trust Your soft lips and tender caresses Encouraged me to surrender To lose myself in your gaze In the hollowness of your eyes, In the echoes of your voice As you laughed, As you whispered, 'how I love you!' But it was all a lie Placated truths of entrapment Laid out from a wretched web Weaved over years of friendship It was but a blunt sword that would cut through my heart When my back turned. And for what? A few dollars and a cent! I wish you knew of my sacrifice How you constantly remained in my embrace How I cast all aside to hold you close, To keep you happy, content But you broke my trust Just like yesterday's leftovers You cast into the dumb the love I freely offered. And for what? A few dollars and a penny! As my heart breaks And tears cascade down my cheeks to form banks on my chin As my mind numbs in denial of the fallacy we've become I will surrender to my pains and pangs My anguish and aches I will absorb the hurt, The disappointments and throes of your betrayal But remember; The days when my love was enough The moments when you were thrown out but I held you in my grip The times when I bore witness of a great person you are When no one else would Remember my dear Of the many times you stumbled But I caught your fall And when finally you do, know With each tear I shed With each heartbroken sob I wish you a karma tenfold. Moliehi Koeshe © 2018