Betrayed by Expectation

You loved me for my lies

And condemned me for my truth

Pretended that you accepted me

And then gave me the boot

I raised you up without return

But when I stumbled hard

I reached a hand for you to grab

But we’re too far apart

And as I fell I landed hard

Knocked you down as well

And you began to kick at me

Condemning me to hell

Then as I talked to others

Who gladly took my hand

You chided and then slapped away

The help of each woman and man

So I stood upon my wobbly feet

And tried to walk away

And you then called me spiteful, hateful

As I removed problems from my way

Of course I lied, of course I spit

The bile in my mouth

The wound I suffered was too great

My sanity went south

And I recall so many times

I saved you from this world

To be abandoned without a word

Seems cruel and out of bounds

All I wanted was an ear to hear

The agony which wailed within

To speak and rant whatever came

Embodiment of all my fears

But in my pain I learned a lesson

I will not forget

Those too weak for common stress

Can’t save me from a hell

So now I walk alone and lost

Shattered to my core

But I will build me back again

And never yearn for more