Smoke And Mirrors

written from being given the word "smoke" as a prompt

Jaded once too often
My heart lies reeling
On a bed of ice and thorns

Lie after lie
And scores of promises broken
Have distorted my sense of worth

Dreams and aspirations
Seem to have vanished
Behind your veil of deceit

Trust has become a fallacy
In your heart ever bleeding for me,
Never thought I could be proven naive

The love of which you spoke
Was often shown by a violent
And cheating hand

Now I turn and walk away
Leaving you alone to deal
With your newly dented pride

No longer your puppet on a string
To play your twisted little games
I refuse to be your fool.

I leave behind this life of tangled truth
The so called love you have for me
No more than a labyrinth of smoke and mirrors.

Alone you shall remain
To sift through the ashes of your disloyalty
And ponder on what may have been,

I hope you enjoy the taste of regret
As it will feature heavily in your future.
It's ironic that the smoke and mirrors
That once served you so well
Have ended up claiming you
As their final victim.

Reviews

[Pamela A. Lamppa]

There are telling emotions wrapped within these soft words. Anger tempered by wisdom and love. Great expression and care has been taken with this write. Nice work. ~Pamela

[Wildecat]

Sometimes we just have to cut our losses and move on. Well crafted poem a pleasure to read.

[Kiddx]

Wonderful emotion expressed in this write

I leave behind this life of tangled truth
The so called love you have for me
No more than a labyrinth of smoke and mirrors.

I really like this stanza it's very powerful, very well written, I like your style, you have talent.

[poet2angels (lynda)]

Great energy and emotion in this , Cuz
BEautifully written as always
(((hugs))
Lynda