Games of Deceit, A Journey Unmet

In the shadows, you cast your net,
A web of lies and deceit,
Your inner work left unattended,

While you played your deadly games with my life.
Expectations set, a twisted bet,
That I would heal your wounds so deep,
While you danced with darkness, unrepentant,
And kept your secrets, buried in the night.

Your shady actions, like the fog,
Obscuring truth, so hard to see,
My world in chaos, a game of chance,
Until I found my strength to put a stop to it.

Wake up, my friend, and look inside,
A mirror of truth, reflecting your soul,
Healing is a personal journey, not a sideshow,
Not a community event, but a solo goal.

In your wake, a trail of lives upturned,
Lies and deception, a path of pain,
Yet, from this chaos, a lesson learned,
To trust our own selves, and healing to gain.

Thanks to you, a gift in disguise,
For in your darkness, I found my light,
I now tread a path of truth,
To inner peace, and a life, bright.
-Belinda Duff