Madam Deceit

She was a plague epidemic in his heart, Trampled him in the dirt, tore him apart. Took the man, wore him clean away, The more poison she spat, he wanted her to stay. She left him like the dust settles on the ground, Shredded his masculinity, while his heart was bound. Took the very essence of what he could be, Destroyed and broke his trust, almost greedily. Now he runs his hands through his dull lank hair, Unshaven, unkempt, he’s not even aware. Sanity slackened, immune to the world, Having listened to the rumours he’d heard. Barely a thought for how he now must look, The very foundation of his soul has been shook. Whispering wrong doings, torturous bliss, Succumbed to her greed, an addictive kiss. Broken and humiliated, he rises from the floor, Reality hit home with the slam of the door. A mirror gives his image, he is sickened inside, Realisation of his worth makes his eyes open wide. Animosity a certainty for what she’s done to him, Caught up in deceit, her greedy little whim. Picking himself up, he will begin again, Give his tender heart some precious time to mend. ©.L.Kelly