How Could You? Poem by Caswell Sibiya

I wish it could be a dream,
All of this …
Is this the edge of the circle?
'Forever' is what you said
I was easily seduced
I fell on your snare

How could you?
After all my loyalty to you
Now that she took you away
I realize you meant 'never'
If my heart was a glass
It would've shattered into
A thousand pieces

How could you of all people
Because of you
I sink in my own pool of pain
Drenched in remorse
Life goes on they say
Life stands still for me

How could you,
After all those promises?
Weren't you satisfied with me?
Do you know how much I sacrificed?
I can't forgive you yet,
But I still love you.