Betrayal

I climb so many walls

To run away from being closer

I cannot bear the pain

Of waiting or rejection

I grow weary of the love

That lasts for a night

When it should be there

The next sunrise

It’s a simple feeling

Just a complex maze

I cannot bear the thought

Of losing my pride

So when you leave

My thoughts to wander

My eyes lose track of you

And then I betray you

Without feeling guilty

This poem was published in *The Elephant Journal*. I am very proud of it.