Everything Changes

A mistake 
you call it 
too small a word 
to encompass 
what I call
a betrayal

Your burden 
laced with guilt 
and shame
weighs on my heart 
Your actions
wiping out 
in an instant 
all the trust
we built together

Forgive and forget, you say
How easily the words 
roll off your tongue 
I might forgive 
for I don't want hate 
to corrode my soul
But I can't forget 
Don't you see
That changes 
everything 


© 2014 Uma Venkatraman ~ All Rights Reserved