betrayal

// August 15th, 2008 // Writing

Enthusiasm cored,
unborn, glassy,
turgid: that moment
between the noise
you do not want
to recognize and
the opening door.

Once taken aback, you
cannot take it back.
The door swings
away from you,
pieces of stomach
scuttle like marbles
down a ramp.

— Halsted M. Bernard

3 Responses to “betrayal”

  1. Gina says:
    15 August 2008 at 14:38

    Ouch. I feel the pain in that poem… Beautiful use of language as always.

  2. Greg says:
    15 August 2008 at 14:54

    This exactly describes how I’ve felt about every Star Wars film since the original trilogy.

  3. pixie says:
    15 August 2008 at 15:49

    omg greg I could not agree more!!!