Friday, April 2, 2010

As I Reflect...Knife In The Back (National Poetry Month Day 2 of 30)

Trust is hard to gain
and once betrayed even harder
for one to get back
one thing I'd always wondered
how's it feel to have a
knife in the back
then i wondered
what exactly was that
is it finding out your man cheated?
or could it be
your best friend telling your inner most secrets?
was it followed by the kind of pain
that momentarily takes your breath away
after years of wondering
i venture to say
there is no pain like being betrayed
and i confirm there is a moment
when you feel like the wind has been knocked out of you
moments of wanting to curl up
call that friend and say nothing
just cry
but you can't
because the bloods on their hands
so in order to save face
you suck it up
take a deep breathe
and slowly pull the knife from your back
allowing the poison of betrayal
to freely flow
knowing eventually all wounds heal

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