the betrayal

In need of help

I had turned to you

And you had proved

A friend so true

A person wise – and so kind

In you, did I, comradeship, find

You told me you were quite alone

None other to confide, none to phone

Gullibly, blindly, I believed in you

I wished and hoped that it was true

I thought, then, that in your need

You’d hasten to me with all due speed

But – neither of your problems you did tell

Nor did you ever, trust me well

To others, who you’d said were not so near

You turned for help – now, that is clear

Even their little help, you must have thought

Was more than the most from me you had got

Strange it is, that unable to aid

I felt it was I, who had betrayed

And yet, if ever you need me while you live

I will, willingly, what you need, give

You obviously want me to leave you alone

This is not your loss – you will not mourn

But I came and begged – and you condescended

But I wonder now if broken ties can be mended?

Your wish and your will, I shall obey

If rejected by you, I will stay away

But do not forget I will always be there

To help you when there is no one to care

So as I’m now of no need to you

You have left old friends, to woo the new

May you, every happiness, find

And may you get, some peace of mind

But sometimes, if some scraps are left

The old faithfuls, do not forget

May the future be always kind to you

This is my prayer – sincere and true.