Domino

It started with a simple lie
"I just need some space"
But those words, when said to me
Mere time could not erase.

I saw him a few days ago
He passed me on the street
He was with someone I knew
A happy pair, they looked to me.

Acceptance started in my mind
At least that's what I thought
But days have turned into weeks
And my soul has bared the cost.

My heart's an open wound, you see,
Realization has now set in
For the one that he is seeing
Is one I once called friend.

It's been going on for months
This second life he's led
And as I think back through the lies
I should've heard past words he said.

Trust, no longer dwells within
My heart, my soul, my mind
Somehow, I don't see it healing
Within the realm of time.

It's crushed inside this body
Where no one will ever see
The impact of a simple lie
That my love told to me