Costing Dearly Poem by Wilfred Mellers

Costing Dearly,
(July 23,2011)

What I once prized is now just a memory,
Faded images of what used to be.
The truth is, you never valued me;
On my soul, you showed no mercy.

What I adored exists only in my mind,
Forsaken, betrayed, and left behind.
How memories can sometimes distort the truth.
Now I taste the bitterness of sour vermouth.

I am better off now, for I can see clearly;
In times of need, you were never near me.
Your affection was never sincere;
My insights were something you didn't want to hear.

So much time was wasted,
What once was sweet is now rancid,
Still, I wish those memories could be erased.
A two-faced jester with dignity misplaced.

Only time will tell,
From good graces, you fell.
Once great, but now just a shell,
You fade into shades of pastel.

You and the Jezebel crew,
Red no longer wants blue.
What did you get yourself into?
Your words were spoken so untrue.

Someone lacking a single virtue,
Now you are playing at a different venue.
Have you seen my point of view,
No one now comes to your rescue.

What a price to pay at such a cost;
Iced over now from winter's frost.
Realizing too late what you have lost,
All you see now is merely my exhaust.