Pairs of Poems

Betrayal

My words spill out
on the page, exposing
my heart and mind.

I share my words
with the world, but only
when I've weighed each

one to make sure
it is the perfect choice
to reveal my

thoughts. For more than
a quarter century
I have earned my

way in this world
with words. She stole my words;
words not ready

for the world to
see. Words that should have brought
money appeared

on her blog for
all to read. I mourn the
loss of my words.