Betrayed

Betrayed

Betrayed by no hand,
My cheek receives
No silver pieced kiss.
Blame can find no shoulder
Upon which to rest,
Not even my own.

And of those left standing?
Those betrayed?

Caught
Stationary,
One fell swoop,
And the great pendulum
Shuttles across the weave.

Cause unclaimed . . .
There is no Judas here,
Only betrayal.
Being
Betrayed by the nature of Truth.
Indiscreet traitorous
Truth
Renders the betrayed
Utterly exposed.

Wide
Open
Vulnerable.