Alchemy of Betrayals Date: Friday, 7th December 2012 @ 05:14:45 AM AEST Topic: Sad Poetry Contributed By: sasha They gotta have it, the crave bites hard The reach of squalid power, mottled decadence Raucous minds, the graveyard of illicit victories Lives bargained on the dark side of promises Trusts betrayed, turning cartwheels on honesty Walk confused, too frozen to face realities Minds stoned on long cherished hopes All get bartered on wiles wrapped tight The colors of betrayals drip red and sleepless Careless ashes in an unsuspecting hearth The turmoil it wreaks is all too rabid As innocent lives get compromised over and over… This poem is Copyright © sasha Important note: ALL POETRY ON THIS SITE IS COPYRIGHT. If you wish to use any poem for any purpose, please either EMAIL Mick from the sites feedback form, or go to the AUTHOR'S site and EMAIL the author for permission. If you Email Mick for permission on any poem that is not his personal works, he will endeavor to contact the author on your behalf. This poem comes from Your Poetry Dot Com https://www.your-poetry.com/ The URL for this poem is: https://www.your-poetry.com/route.php?page=poetry/PoemDetail&story_id=174471