A Traitor's Kiss Poem by John Thorkild Ellison

You light another fag
And watch the children play,
There is no black and white for you
Just endless shades of grey,
Did you really imagine
It would be any different today?
The maggot in your brain
Eats half your soul away
And there'll be no end of pain
However much you pray!

So go and find the priest
Confess what you have done,
'Cos you must admit at least
You laughed and had your fun,
It's in the nature of the beast
To laugh at everyone
And someone will provide
The bullet and the gun
To punish you for pride
In the folly you've begun.

You stand condemned at last
In your dishevelled state,
No colours nailed to the mast,
Grimacing with hate
Regretting all your past
And cursing your evil fate,
But the die is finally cast
And forgiveness comes too late.

I would have liked to care
And help you in your pain
But the hooligans are there
Mocking again and again,
You need a helping hand
But it's more than I can do
You'll have to understand
And realise it's true,
I know I was your friend
And owe you more than this
I give you my betrayal
And seal it with a kiss.