I put my love in a container

closed the lid and said goodbye

For you see, we’d become strangers

those fond memories and I

Bridges formed and bridges splintered

since I’d harvested your words

Years ago, you claimed to love me

then you fed me to the birds

I see you now, clearer than ever

All your faults, your fakes, your flaws

Deceit perfumes your gifts and gestures

You speak with the devil’s drawl

You see, the beauty in betrayal glints

like diamonds in a chest

Because of your weakness for treasure both our souls are dispossessed