Life's Betrayals

Life's betrayals come in many forms
It comes in the treachery of those
Whom you thought were life friends
And held close to your heart ---
Until that cruel stab in the back
--- Oh, the excruciating pain of that knife
So sharp!

It comes in the disappointments
That Life's hand deals out to you
What began so full of promise
Turns out to be an illusory mirage ---
And then comes that mid-life reckoning
--- Oh, the excruciating twist of that knife
So sharp!

But the biggest betrayal of them all
Is when Life itself forsakes you
That which you took for granted
Your life's breaths, your heart's beats ---
Your companions since you were born, suddenly gone
--- Oh, the excruciating thrust of that knife
So sharp!