Betrayal can come in many forms
Small or large
Subtle or Screaming

A petty unkindness
Delivered with a smile
A colleague’s hidden agenda
Disguised by their guile

A confidence shared
Turned, wielded like a knife
The language of love
With transposition errors rife

A spontaneous action
Risen from a moment of joy
An aching need misread
Reduced to a selfish ploy

Honesty is a rarity in Life
It’s transmutation
Through the filter of one’s own desires
Does neither dilute it
Nor reduce it

~ kei
25 June 2014