Wrong Again

From the first time I met you,
Something wasn't right.
The red flag appeared
While you put on a show,
Thinking no one would know,
Or call you out on what you feared.

Your secret gathered dust through the years,
While you pushed loved ones away far and near.
Wanting only this as your lover and friend,
Stripping your identity so you'd feel incomplete,
Covering up morals with lies and deceit.
Thinking what you have would never have to end.
Wrong again.

Everybody sees
A breech in this decree.
Camouflaged reason,
Twisting what you see,
Misrepresenting who you'd be,
And it turns into quiet treason.

And nobody would touch the coat of dust.
Waiting on you to eventually realize you must
Know soon you'll have to explain,
That you have to make it right,
Still so blinded by the light,
And the guilt you'll no longer feign.
Wrong again.

It seems you think this game can last,
Passing the chance to uncover your mask.
Redeem yourself and lower the flag.
Leave the secrets in the dark;
They've already left their mark.
You hope no one will discover your sins in that bag.
Wrong again,
Wrong again.

12.31.16

©Kerri L. Stanley