A friend of mine is going through a very bad breakup with a person that didn’t respect boundaries, took what didn’t belong to him, and doesn’t understand why she is done. I wrote this for her.
Water Goddess
(water color by Mare Martell)
I could touch your body with fingers afire
I could ravage your soul, fulfill your desires
I could make you mine, your spirit acquired
But why attach myself to such an intricate liar?
I gave you my body with soul burning fire
I gave you my spirit to fulfill your desires
I made you my own, my trust you acquired
You proved me a fool, you intricate liar.
You had no right,
you had only wrong
What I don’t understand
is what took me so long
to see your stink
to cut through your lies
the hangman’s noose
like lover’s sighs
released the truth
freed my mind
I believed you the only one to set me afire
I allowed you to ravage my soul with blind desire
I relinquished my spirit to a godless choir
You were my everything, you intricate liar.
I totally understand this one! Been there, done that. After you come to your senses, you wonder that last line -what took me so long to see the truth?
reminds me of someone 🙂
I’m glad it wasn’t JUST for her. I’ve felt this way too many times. “I’ll never leave you. I love you.” And I pack up my dreams and hit the road again, betrayed by my heart wanting to believe the lies. Oh yeah, I get it.