Disheartened
It first shone with a delicate kind of brilliance
I stood behind it with a full and swollen confidence
It resonated a sweet, fulfilling promise
Luck had no role here
It was predestined and wholly my own
I was secure behind these resilient walls
They could not
Would not
Be broken
I had relished in this
I had believed in this
With conviction I laid this wager
And after the brilliance of the day
It has only taken me through the journey
Everything I bought in with…
this
price
I paid
Has defied and forsaken me
And I am deeply saddened to finally see
This was an alleged allegiance
In the aftermath of this devastating defeat
The night is growing darker.
There is no peace.