Treason
How do I explain to myself
How do I explain to myself
that
what you did to me
what you said to me
how you looked into me
neglected my strengths
and fed my weaknesses
was not my fault?
I spent a lifetime
starving out the darkness
moldering in my spine
Painful memories shivered out of me
and you caught them
I watched you
hopeful
that you would ignite these thoughts
burn them
before they could return to me
and settle back in
Instead
you gave them life
with your actions
and your words
you sent them back into me
stronger
with teeth
that bit every time you kissed me
How do I explain to myself
that
this was not my fault
without redefining you
as my enemy
after I thought
you were my greatest ally
Who is more guilty of this treason
Me, who exposed my weakness
or you, who used it against me.
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