Blackmail traps you inside its cage; <br />Your face is crimson with thundering rage. <br />You told your “friend” your greatest fears; <br />Fears you didn’t want others to hear. <br /> <br />Their tyranny oppresses you; <br />An uprising is long overdue. <br />“Enough’s enough, ” you say to yourself, <br />As you put your “friendship” on the shelf, <br /> <br />Hearsay spreads, like the bubonic plague, <br />as you struggle through your iron age. <br />You scratched their back, they stabbed yours; <br />Your vagrant honor’s a constant concern. <br /> <br />You’re two cold warriors with your guns drawn; <br />Afraid to make a move that’s wrong. <br />Your past is your iron trap, <br />but unrestraint, could be your death cap. <br /> <br />You both perceive the baleful red flags <br />and put a stopgap to your fighting. <br />You both agree to a verbal pact <br />and peacefully go your separate ways.<br /><br />Michael Fischer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/blackmail-traps-you-inside-its-cage/
