Frederic Parker Poet Free verse

Black Widow

"...betrayal begins with trust."
                        Quote- Phish


when the one you love
hides in a woven tangled web of lies
that stretches across the hole in their soul
they wait, sharpening their talons
needing to taste your heart's blood
   as payment
for your innocence of being a fool
though their love was warm and inviting once
it has become colder, more calculating
   a game played
with perspectives broken to inflict pain
using trust as a coin of the realm
   like a weapon
until every desire has been satisfied
and your heart left to wither and die
as it hangs on a web of entrapment
until nothing is left in your heart
   but an empty shell

how sad the soul
whether through unsatiable hunger or need
can move so easily from lover to lover

how sordid and complicated the life
that can move from passion to betrayal
without a thought

how empty the heart that runs hot and cold
and can never be filled with trusting love

5/21/23
contest Writing Challenge "B-quotes"
sponsor Constance La France

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Anne-Lise Andresen May 28, 2023 at 9:50 AM - Back with a congratulations on your winning poem, Frederic :) - hugs

Constance La France May 27, 2023 at 9:11 AM Frederic, thank you so much for sharing your wonderful poem with us in my Writing Challenge, well done, congratulations, I love the music !

Alexis Y. May 25, 2023 at 3:35 PM Wow! Frederic, The quote inspired you to write a good write. Good title and content. I enjoyed this from start to finish. Congratulations on your 1st place win. It was well deserved. Have a nice day-Alexis

Anne-Lise Andresen May 21, 2023 at 1:56 PM - Excellent writing for this quote, Frederick - Sad as an empty shell where the pearl should shine - Words of truth - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs

Susan Lawrence May 21, 2023 at 1:51 PM Frederic, Deeply poignant and sad . The depth of many peoples truth exposed for all to see . Your three ending phrases add so much reflection to the above strung out betrayal. I love ~ how empty the heart that runs hot and can never be filled with trusting love . So many possibilities lost in this way of life . I can’t imagine not trusting . Intense and emotional write. Susan :)