Painted Smile
By Jane Goodhew
Winds blow, the river still
flows, like my love for you once did
Until you shied away from
me and let me down as you hid
Like a clown behind a
painted smile, you deceive
No mention to stay where I
was, that you had lied and could not leave
Instead, you led the lover
into dreams of future plans and journeys to a foreign land
Although you felt an empty
space where once had been my wedding band
As you sat that night and
held my hands to warm them from the cold
Not once did you say you
were not free, to be with me, no my love, you were not bold
You hid behind mumbled
words that did not disclose how you had lied
Of your betrayal of one who
had always trusted as a naïve child
Who gave you unconditional
love and would have understood
If you had from the start
just told the truth, instead, you chose
To lie and break my heart
again which no words can ever mend
Yet you continue to deceive
but sadly I now know, it is all, pretend.
Copyright By Jane Goodhew
It's light hearted for all to see but I sense your hurt even after the passage of time. Laugh at the clown...
ReplyDeleteThank you
ReplyDeleteBrave of you to bare your soul - we understand, most of us have been there.
ReplyDeleteA heavy heart, I feel, but brave too and better in a way now you know what is true.
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