does the abandonment of loyalty
ever come back to cast its shadow
over the accomplishments
you used it for
does it keep you up nightly
watching the windows and doors
for the imminent destruction
of whatever hope you have
the river you sold them down
was it as shallow as your heart
just as black and thick
as the blood that flows in your veins
i remember the moment
when you decided to leave
when you came back afterwards
rewards and accomplishments in handfuls
the value you feel now
soon will be diminished
by the betrayal and deceit
you left in your wake
i won’t be around to see your fall
the aftershock will ruin all around