In the Garden of My Deceit

In the garden of my deceit
Where love blossomed
Weighted down the branches
Fragrance filling the air
Thick
Heavy
Full
And the sun kissed me
In gentle rays of yellow and gold
And warmed the ice that had settled there

Songbirds rested
Nestled in my happiness
And filled the air with bird song
Sweet lullaby of contentment
And the wind blew a soft caress
And all was perfection
In the garden of my deceit
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In the garden of my deceit
A shadow lingered
Grew
Overcame
And weeds choked out the sun and light
The birds song - a woeful mourn
And the flowers died
Leaves fell to earth
And turned to dust
And the putrid stench of decay
Rank
And reviled
Filled the air
And you were no more to me
Nor I to you
And my garden became a wasteland
Inhospitable
And barren
And nothing grew there anymore
Or again
In this garden
My garden
Where love was a lie
And desire deceit