Lamb to the slaughter

I was a pawn
Nothing but a lowly insignificant piece
In the game that you played
You protected your King
But you forgot about the other pieces
Who were playing too
Ah, but if only it was just a game...
A mock battle to pass the time
But it wasn't
It was real
And you were a traitor
To my life
You were unfaithful to who I am
Who I was
Who I could have been
Your disloyalty cost me so much
My reliance on you was a necessity
And you betrayed me
Your insincerity cost me
It cost me my Self
And it made you no better than him
Because you were just as much to blame
You had a role to play
And you refused it
Denying me my right for protection
Leaving me vulnerable
Like a lamb to the slaughter
A lamb you could have saved