Sweet Defeat Poem by Ma Aileen Canizares Salibay

When false promises are set,
I taste each like a sweet dessert.

When you hand me a slice of cheat,
I bite it bit by bit.



When you toss a drink of bitter lies,
I gulp it with no "buts" and "whys."



Baby, for you, I will savor this sweet defeat,
dropping my IQ for several feet.



Flaws, lies, and cheats are in a row,
but I have you - that's all I know.
And when cane becomes my friend,
I'd say LOVE was once a sweet defeat.