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Echoes of betrayal

A soldier's Reckoning.

By Abigail WanjiruPublished 2 years ago 1 min read

Amid the battlefield's embrace, a soldier faces heartache

in the shadows of night. He sends letters with love across the miles, only to be met with betrayal in his wife's

deceitful smiles.

In the midst of chaos, where courage stands, a wife's

betrayal is shifting sands, battering and tearing his

heart fortress apart. Love echoes in the distance,

scorned and broken.

Images of home, once a sanctuary, now a place of

betrayal, leave a wounded soul in the armor arrayed. A

battlefield anew, where trust lies in ruins and a soldier's

heart is shattered askew.

Yet, even a mid the echoes of love's retreat, resilience

rises from a bittersweet defeat. In the crucible of war and

strife, a soldier finds the strength to rewrite his story.

Letters crumpled, but hope unbowed, a phoenix rises

from the ashes. To heal the wounds and rise above, a

soldier's heart reclaims its love.

heartbreak

About the Creator

Abigail Wanjiru

Exploring the shadows of the soul through verses that bleed ink. 🖋️ | Conjuring darkness into poetry | Embracing the beauty in the obscure | #DarkVerse 🔮✨"

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  • Manisha Dhalani2 years ago

    This is so heartbreaking!

  • This made me so emotional. A very heartbreaking poem!

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