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[2015] Disappointment
Rub more salted earth
into these open wounds
I'll oblige by biting down hard
on withered olive branches
while you continue to apply
your special brand of ointment
Amidst the dusty dunes accumulating
due to your scorched earth policies
I aimlessly wander the arid seas
left with little choice but to embrace
what would invariably be your gift to me
Disappointment
I considered you one of my peers
I considered you as I would a friend
Strung along for so many years
mislead by this meandering mirage
until the very end, all of my trust
misspent
It was all in my head
You were never really there
Now I see through the invisible flames
dancing in the empty desert air
to what I alone must face
what you could only spare for me
---your enduring legacy
Disappointment
Published 23rd Apr 2015
| Edited 22nd Jul 2020
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23rd Apr 2015 11:21pm
The disappointment's all the greater given the emotional investment involved here. You place your trust, friendship and love in someone false, someone who might betray you through negligence. It makes any future gambles all that much harder. "Dancing in the empty desert air / To what I alone must face." Very sad, but it sounds like you've got courage. And maybe you'll eventually find someone who doesn't disappoint you.
24th Apr 2015 00:37am
I completely know what it's like to invest so much trust and emotion into friendship only to realize years later that the image they projected was nothing but an illusion. It's horrible, hurtful and seriously sucks. This one is relatable for me. Thanks for sharing.
24th Apr 2015 00:38am
