The Pain of Betrayal

O, I speak the tongue
That you understand,
But, when a betrayal
Distracted my spirits,
Fires engulf my soul!

I run into solitude,
In my room, thinking…
Why you have hurt me?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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