Betrayed

Betrayed

Stealthy and quick
It boils up from under
Anger
Where does it come from

A day can flow along nicely
Like a sail in a breeze
Something gets said

Trapped
Trapped like a fly
Trapped in your own mess
Betrayed, floundering

Caught by your own pessimism
Reflected back
In the echoes
Of your own sentiment spilling
From the lips of a friend

People are fallible
Relationships, labyrinths
Who is to blame

The friend to whom you spoke
Too freely
The friend to whom you trusted
With too much dirty laundry

This friend misreading
This trust
This friend may be hurt
This friend may be resentful
This friend expecting more
On the skirts of this openness

Who is to blame
Yourself for unloading
Yourself for oversharing
The primary relationship

Yourself for neglecting
Not keeping council
Too easily resentful
For the basic human fallibility

About to be forgiven
In the friendship
In the marriage.

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