The Manipulator
The Manipulator
by Rich Reith
The manipulator gave her illusions,
Saying nothing would be lost.
And with a smile,
all the while
Both dreamed there was no cost.
But betrayal has no winners,
Lies carry a high cost.
Forced by whim
'tween love and him
'Twas love who always lost.
"Do I not feel?" her love cried inside
But steadfastly clung to vows.
Devotions milieu
has no value,
When treachery it allows.
Deprived of any sense of worth,
stripped of all his pride
By a wife who
spoke vows on cue,
And then just changed her mind.
What really was he thinking?
That she's different, she'd be true?
That those harsh chirrs,
Those empty words,
Would selfishness undo?
Never having what was needed
Feeling emotions, death so near.
A tear in the soul
from the life she stole,
Soaked by a million tears.
Copyright © April 2008 by Rich Reith. All rights reserved.
by Rich Reith
The manipulator gave her illusions,
Saying nothing would be lost.
And with a smile,
all the while
Both dreamed there was no cost.
But betrayal has no winners,
Lies carry a high cost.
Forced by whim
'tween love and him
'Twas love who always lost.
"Do I not feel?" her love cried inside
But steadfastly clung to vows.
Devotions milieu
has no value,
When treachery it allows.
Deprived of any sense of worth,
stripped of all his pride
By a wife who
spoke vows on cue,
And then just changed her mind.
What really was he thinking?
That she's different, she'd be true?
That those harsh chirrs,
Those empty words,
Would selfishness undo?
Never having what was needed
Feeling emotions, death so near.
A tear in the soul
from the life she stole,
Soaked by a million tears.
Copyright © April 2008 by Rich Reith. All rights reserved.
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