Adversary

You ask why I
Forgive him
When he betrayed
Me so completely -

When he sold
My dreams
My visions
Out of spite
And fear

When he lied
Straight to
My face
Knowing that
I knew

I should have
Watched him
Fall, never
Looked back

Heard the
Rumours
With a shrug,
A sigh -

Exiled.
Damned.
Forgotten -

Save for a
Secret crack in
My heart -

But I am his
Mother, he is
My son

Family is family.
Love is eternity.