Pooja Hariharan
2 min readDec 24, 2023

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Within these four walls,

It feels like there is no tomorrow

You, me hugged by silence and not love.

You lay your secrets bare

Tell me I’m not the one anymore,

After 7 years of thought.

Every blink and breath of yours buries me to the ground

Everything changed that day, when she came into your life.

I started fading in your world, and I didn’t even see it

Maybe I did, but I believed your words like a fool.

It was a bright day outside, but the rays I couldn’t see,

For I was blinded by your betrayal

You told me I was too complicated for you.

Said your parents won’t like me.

You told me, you want something simple

And you and her

You and her fit perfectly like pieces of a puzzle.

Your words ring in my head

My throat chokes gasping for air

Memories come back

When you introduced her as your friend

Now you were telling me it was something more.

She became conveniently single

And creeped between you and me

You searched 7 years to find her,

I wonder why you led me to believe I was your missing piece?

You say you mean well,

And it’s the best for both of us.

While you push me off a cliff

And ask me to live my life my best life.

But darling, I’m in freefall.

All this time while I nurtured the love and friendship

In hopes of a forever together

Swift Betrayal came to me wrapped as an unsuspecting Christmas present

Right place, Right time,

Glad it all worked out for you.

Even in a game with many winners,

I get to lose, wonder why.

You say you don’t mean to do it,

But honey, you burnt me with your words,

And asked me to bask in the warmth before it’s too late.

All along,

I have been fighting a losing game,

my heart, my love, so deep,

so pure

You let it sink and watched me drown.

I look back to the day,

When she came crying to you

Once she broke up,

You told me there is nothing to worry and

Asked to dance with me to a symphony,

When it should have been sirens.

And as it goes,

One day you discussed your future with her,

While mine became a blur.

You say you value me,

But darling you bury me like a dirty secret,

Call our love a joke

And expect me to laugh.

Haha, baby you pierce my soul

With your betrayal and lies

And ask me to seek pleasure in the pain

Sweetheart, all this while you promised me heaven,

Where it will all be okay, you and I

But you only show me hell.

Now I’m stuck hanging in limbo,

Wondering how did it all come to this?

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