Swirling Essence of Reds and Blues

Karma

By Fritz Ilagan

(Published in The Sower under John Tan)

I’ve given you my heart and mind

Divulge to you the secrets I hide

Without question, surrendered my soul

Too naïve, so I gave up my all

A make-belief of euphoric love

I felt as free as a soaring dove

But when I learned your secret role

My heart ached like burning coal

You acted very well, I must say

For you pretended all was okay

Making me think that I was your world

But everything’s an act, you got me fooled

Used, deceived, my eyes cried tears

As I looked back to all our years

How can you do such deceptive act?

What more do you need? What else do I lack?

But albeit everything, still here I am

My heart wounded, tired and damned

Nevertheless I promise to move on

And all these tears will soon be gone

As I grow and discover this life

My heart won’t dwell in futile strife

For I know, cheats won’t stay scot-free

You will soon feel what you did to me