This is intended for anyone who has ever betrayed someone. Its purpose is to show how the betrayed person feels when they didn't know anything about it, only to find out later.
You pulled the wool over my eyes;
You snuck inside and paralyzed,
My every thought;
My every reason.
It was gnawing at me from the very first time
That little feeling in my gut as I stood to the side,
Listening to your stories,
To the falsehood you fed me
With your hands covered in gloves of truth
Like a dog I followed you;
Like a servant I never disobeyed
You fed me lies
And in return I gave you myself.
But your gloves started to slip,
And your tainted hands revealed t o me
The fallacy of the comestibles
That I willingly consumed.
My every reason;
My every thought;
You snuck inside and paralyzed
You pulled the wool over my eyes.
You lied to me
You manipulated me
You wrapped me in my cocoon of shame
And yet you live a blossoming life
Knowing full well of the sins that taint your hands
You, to whom I trusted;
You, to whom I once loved;
You, to whom I cannot find myself to blame.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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I enoyed your poem and your illustration of betrayal. I also like how you had rhythm without using rhyme all the time. Great job Michelle.
ReplyDeleteAll i can say is wow. It was very well written. It made me feel very angry while i was reading it because all i pictured was someone betraying someone else that badly. You poured your heart in this poem and i love it.
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