ON SILENT WINGS


On silent wings
It ebbed and flew
To take the love
You thought you knew
Arch and swiftly poised
To asunder
No caveat or counsel
Nor reflection left to wonder

Swooping in on ethereal
And darkened impression
And replace instead
A bleak and cold depression
You felt the chill left
By its ominous wake
And took your soul
Your heart to break

You never saw
It coming on silent wings
How could you
Yet you couldn’t follow
Voracious and iniquitous
Wreaking desolation and sorrow

Heartfelt beseeching pleas
Go unanswered, bereft
Your destiny tainted sullied
No honour and trust left
Bearing a bankrupt lonely heart
Perfidy exultant and deft


Belief your love was pure
Never again a warm embrace
Treachery’s indelible stain
Took all that you believed
Or could have been
Your innocent pure heart
Mercilessly wantonly deceived