Waking up
not from rest,
but from deception.
The grief,
the loss,
the anger,
and the fear.
“How was I led astray
so easily?”
Betrayal,
always the worst reveal.
No knife is sharper
than the one
that you put in
the hands
of who
commits the sin.
Waiting until
your back is turned,
they whisper
“I love you.”
and slip the blade
between your ribs.
Love and trust
die
so easily.
Seldom do things
ever go as planned.
Managing
our expectations,
so much easier
when one of us is damned;
and the other is a lamb.
HB – 2021