The dawn darkened by the eclipse
As my world fell in down
Everything I had held dear
Lost to the lie of light

Just when I thought she was real
I trusted her light even though I guess
I knew … deep down knew her true nature
Like you know, the dark clouds bring rain

I thought… maybe this time, the sun would shine even as the wind rose I held on
From the false dawn of her appearance
I held on to my belief, like a dry man thinks the mirage is true

I kept reaching out for the illusion of water
Illusion of light as I saw what I thought an angel
Who had saved my black heart in the lowest moment
My darkest time, she appeared

Sweet nectar flowing from her continuance
Beauty radiated from her light
I was taken, a man desperate for a dream

Lost in a decade of meaninglessness
My future just ashes burned up by reality
My hopes sundered by truth in the moment
A cliff to oblivion stretched before my eyes

A lie appeared dressed as a dream
A lie in the form of salvation
Appeared to offer a moments relief
Time ceased to have meaning

I stood in the steel hard rain
Alone in my understanding
Alone in my despair
Resigned to my fate

As a tear escaped my will
She appeared a gold image
A fiery vision of a chance
She whispered, hope

Spoke of desire… spoke of need
An image of an angel
Her secret is a devilish deed
You see the devil is in the details

The lies so close to the truth
The devil was once an angel, too
Desire was a lasso made of gold
She whispered love and caring

As she took her fill gave nothing
But the truth of her betrayal
Narcissistic in her endeavors
Control in her intent

The moment revealed
Demonic actions
Promise changed in an instant to pain
Hope to loss indeed

The sunrise I had been chasing
Was a false dawn seen
As the storm clouds gathered
Hard steel rain intervened

My Savior a villain
My salvation was a pipedream
The lesson taught is
Never trust a
Dream

An Original Poem by H.R. Beebe