Make a wish
Layla awaits
Majnun
Of Persian lore
From the oil lamp
Smokeless fire
Jeweled
lizard of
Djinn
Casted out
Doomed into
an arid desert
The land of betrayal
Pans
On an endless night
(Yalto created by Edward Ibeh)
Claiming to be trustworthy doesn't make it true,
Proving who you are is entirely up too you!
Weakness is misery which loves to spread it's ways,
Strength is pushing past all and all through the negative days.
We all have a story; some harder to hear,
Trust isn't given and grudges are steering clear.
Deception and manipulation is a terrible trate,
Karma doesn't forget and neither does fate.
If you feel it's best to intentionally cause pain,
Continue how you live you are boarding your own plane.
Generations of Betrayl
Long forsaken by his peers
Scarred by flames of burning tears
Abandoned by all love and hope
Lifeless carcass swinging rope
Lost in limbo reborn in sin
Outcast to his burdened kin
Fear of having happiness
Undeserving of its bliss
Endless time unhealed loss
Burden born upon the cross
His unforgiven amnesty
Carried for eternity
By: Jeremy Siedlecki
IN THIS UNSANCTIFIED MOMENT I AM UNCOMFORTABLY UNVIELED
AND I STAND BEFORE YOU NAKED STARING AT THE HOLY GRIAL
NOW ONLY BROKEN DREAMS LAY CRUSHED UPON THE FLOOR
IN THE FLUID OF MY PAIN AND YOUR BETRAYL
PAST PAINFULLY CLENCHED TEETH I SCREAM,
THE ASTONISHMENT IS GONE SHOT DEAD IN FLEEING
IT FALLS TO THE GROUND, THE MUD, IT'S DIRTY
AND ALL THATS LEFT NOW IS THE BLOOD AND ANGUISH
A STARTLING QUIET SETTLES OVER AND WE DEPART
I WALKED IN TODAY.
BREATH TAKEN AWAY!
FROZEN WHERE I STAND.
EMOTIONS NUMB BY WHAT THEY CAN’T UNDRESTND.
I AM APART FROM ME!
YOU WOULDN’T DO THAT TO ME!
IS THIS A DREAM?
PLEASE LET IT BE A DREAM!!
Have you ever come across someone who made you feel they understood?
When you no longer believed in yourself, they were there to reassure you that you could?
As each tear fell upon your cheek of that ever so present pain
Endless poems you wrote to ease the betrayl marked with a tear stain
There is a light and forgiveness at the end of it all, which your heart yearns to follow
But if that's the course you take, you hide your emotions and end up feeling hollow
Suddenly a gentle, loving hand you feel upon your back
The strength and happiness of this touch makes up for everything you've seemed to lack
After all the gray skies you finally see the sun come shining through
Little do you know, it's all because of you!
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