The time has come
For me to be strong again
To summon up all my resources
In front of me
For too long
I have had trust in the wrong people
Those who would use my faith in them
Against me for their own gain
I have believed in these people
For the goodness I thought I had seen
But I was able to see their heart
Before it was too late
Before it was obscured
By false sincerity
I had believed what I heard
When they called me ‘friend’
I left a part of me wide open
So, they would always feel welcome
To share my heart
To share what was mine
I had not noticed
How my friends’ twin mate
Motivated by greed
Was getting greedier still
That he did not like
Our womanly liaisons
When we would make sense
Of all around us
De-mystifying any motives
He wanted the confusion
Of when we did not speak
He wanted to make me weak
He wanted to leave me in darkness
Surround me in his ignorance
With his army of gullible souls
He under-estimated the forces
I have of my own
He pooh-poohed the existence
Of my previous life
As if I were still foolish
As if my life had only just begun
The war is far from over
Yet no blood has been shed
It is a battle of wits
Of things that can be said
And so, I need summon my resources
For the fight that lies ahead
Because I know
I am on my own
And she is my friend
Sharon Carter-Wray
(23rdFebruary 1993)
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