Betrayal Friend Poems

Sisyphus’ Lament

I took each hard punch 
And swallowed each raw pill. 
But you said it wasn’t a fair fight
And I agree, 
But you didn’t watch...

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It’s not alright
                      ...

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Latakia, Syria

My ship berthed there when Bashar al-Assad, the vile 
When a dictator was in power, I found a peaceful  town
Dressed in a European manner, there...

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no blink, no bluff—
just rust-bitten bikes
on a gravel road,
grip slipping, brakes optional.

we called it honing our craft,
we didn’t dodge.
we needed the crash—
proof we meant it,
authentication...

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You were there when I needed you the most, 
just for you to disappear into the night like a vengeful ghost. 
The texts you sent...

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I gave up on everything, I gave up on everyone.
I know this is a heaven, but I just don't think it was meant for me.
If...

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Holy Gabriel evil Michael
Pot calling kettle black
Thieves of righteousness
With demonized hands.

Holy Uriel evil Raphael
Birds of the same feather
Father condemning son
Innocent criminal criminalizing Innocent.

Holy David evil...

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No matter how well intentioned anyone appears to be.
God says there's only one we can trust and that simply is He.
No one's better than another,...

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The serpent's hiss, a venomous dart, 
Is honest hate, a tear right to the heart. 
But you, you whisper honeyed lies so sweet, 
A camouflage,...

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The Watershed

There was a time when 45. I thought life had passed me by
I had spent too much time seeing the night train leave.
Through the...

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I am still holding on,
Holding on to what we were,
Even though you’re gone....

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In office halls, where silhouettes loom,
Beware the boss who calls you aside to manipulate,
A trap awaits, where whispers seal your destiny,
Keep colleague woes locked deep,...

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The silence, filled with whispers of turbulence
Crashed against the tide of an ephemeral moment
Perhaps fate has a strange way of entwining chaos 
And we're meant...

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You made me cry,
Your actions hurt my heart,
I should’ve known,
We were broken from the start.
I thought I knew you,
But you aren’t who I thought you...

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You held the knife.
All along I thought it was fine because you held the knife
But apparently everything was wrong
I was wrong
Wrong about you and all...

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