Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BETRAYAL, by GEORGE SYLVESTER VIERECK


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First Line: Life cheated me, and from her golden purse
Last Line: Rebuild the ruined mansion of my heart.


LIFE cheated me, and from her golden purse
Drew forth the lead of promise half-fulfilled,
The dice was loaded that love's own hand spilled,
And every throw of friendship was a curse.
And so my dreams grew ashen as a wraith,
With haggard eyes my songs began to tire:
Our spirit-compact, free from earth desire,
Was the last pillar of my battered faith.
Then for the lifting of a lash, your hand
Withdrew; you wavered weakly, and we fell;
A moment's doubt may send a soul to hell,
A moment's earthquake devastate a land.
And deep contrition cannot now nor art
Rebuild the ruined mansion of my heart.






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