~*~

My False God

Light.

Pulsing, rushing, dashing
Ricocheting, striking,
Killing.

Darkness.

You.

You, snake, with your sly ways,
Who left after only saying three words:
You did it.

I believed you.

It burned me.
Every piece of me screamed in agony
Simply because I believed you.

You were always right.
(At least you were then).
You had ideas, wisdom,
Power, and all that I wanted.

Why shouldn’t I believe you?

Now I see how I was wrong.
How I believed in a false god,
Who led me astray with trickery
And deceit.

You, who tempted me in the desert with water,
Who lied and fell from grace,
You kept me from the truth.

Now I believe in the light.

I stay out of the darkness
And away from what you said.
By doing the opposite,
I found peace.

No longer do I believe you.
I am free of that burden –
You cannot cripple me
With your lies.

I do not believe.