deceit.

Smothered with lies. Her face, bound with myriad subtleties, stared blankly. I searched deeper, scraped and fought with her frozen emotion. It was then that all hope faded; slithering away from me with every empty sorry she whispered. I’d lost her. For good this time. On cue, before her love set sail, a solemn tear searched my face, and found peace upon a wavering lip.