Loyalty

You knew where to cut

And smiled while I bled

Your words wore skin I used to trust

Warmth laced in a film of rust

I handed you the map to me

You folded it, then watched me freeze

You spoke in mirrors, made me doubt

Built me up, then shut me out

I mistook your silence for a care

But betrayal doesn't shout, it stares

I called you brother, you wore the name

Till your loyalty burst into flame

You twisted truth, in friendly tones

Left me picking through, your scattered bones

Remember when we swore the line

Was inked in stone, not cheap design

Now I see your smile for what it hides

A blade in velvet, cut to size

I kept your secrets buried deep

You sold mine off in tainted sleep

This isn't rage, it's recognition

Of trust undone by your precision

I called you brother, you wore the name

Till your loyalty burst into flame

I reached for hands that pulled away

You turned your back before I could say

You knew the weight of what you broke

And still you joked

I called you brother, but I was blind

To the fault lines you designed

No scar like the one that's signed

By the friend who left you behind

I walk alone but now I see

What breaks a men. wears familiarity