Tag: betrayal

Love In The Spring And Fall

By Eric Le Roy

                         

REMEMBRANCE by Rainer Rilke

And you wait, keep waiting for that one thing

which would infinitely enrich your life:

the powerful, the unique and uncommon,

the awakening of sleeping stones —

depths that would reveal you to yourself.

In the dusk you notice the book shelves

with their volumes in brown and gold;

and you think of places where you traveled,

of paintings, and shimmering gowns… Read the rest

Trust is a Death Sentence: Betrayal in the Machinery of Authoritarianism

To all those who decided to stay. To all those who believe those who left are traitors. To all those who think they can make it through and prosper under the circumstances.

The system you think you can navigate is already set to betray you. Loyalty here is worthless; it’s all about control. You think you can outlast it, stay quiet, survive? You won’t even see it coming when they … Read the rest