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Betrayal


you were a hero

       MY hero

you were a tree

tall and unmoveable

i stared up at you with

awe 

with wonder

You held my love 

You held my trust

i gave them up

freely 

But of course

why would I deny

you my trust

why would I deny 

you my love

You, blood of my blood

We share the same

smile

the same dimples

was another person

more worthy of my

trust?

who?

who could be more worthy

than you? 

you, who gave me life?

you gave it

and you took it

as the powerful 

god

i had made you out 

to be. 

 

 

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