Betrayal

 

Why couldn’t I love you enough

to keep the joy that you once felt

on my touch?

Why couldn’t I keep

that shine in your eyes,

which sparkled at my sight?

Why couldn’t I keep

your dream in being love going

as you walked, talked in daylight?

Why couldn’t I keep nourishing

that smile on your lips in my company?

The failure to do so

is maybe a betrayal,

It’s better to accept one’s failure,

It clears at least one dark spot

from your conscience,

And in doing so,

you let her go

with her reputation intact,

In any case, you are sad,

Adding culpability to it

would lessen bitterness, I think.