The Duplicitous Moon

~ The Duplicitous Moon ~

In absoluteness, I believed in you
- relied on you -
to be my champion
that love letters could somehow be felt
simply by gazing upon you

that you could relay a soft touch
or comforting hug
whenever needed

such was your hold over me

yet in reality, you just reveled in my folly
to think this time was different
that this one, was meant to be
but it never was, was it?

and you knew.
You knew

but you never said a thing
you just exploited my heart once again
because you needed me to need you

Narcissist.

you watch, and you wait
you entice, and you accept
with no intention of ever delivering
and your betrayal is palpable 

you have taken away
the one thing I held onto:

Hope 

the beauty underneath the pain
that made it all bearable
but you knew, with me
there was never an equal distribution of weight

now, I am left trying to hold my heart together
because deep down, it knows the truth
it’s just always had a hard time letting go

denied sanctuary on both fronts
I grieve the loss of a love I never knew
but it is the face of a duplicitous moon
that haunts me every night.

© Dahlia Ramone:  November 5, 2023


(Photo by me)

This was written for Blogophilia

Topic:  Opportunity

Prompt:  Include a song title by Andrew Lloyd Weber
“the beauty underneath” from Love Never Dies