Gutted by people we trust
People we allowed into our inner sanctum
People we exposed our bellies to
Thinking they were looking
Looking out for our best
Only to discover
They asked us to expose our belly
Simply for them to gut us
Not out of malice
But purely as a means for getting ahead
And then we understand rather painfully
How some people make it
While others are left
Left standing on the sidelines
Wounded and licking their wounds
Looking up at the arena
Staring up at the people they trusted
As they hold center stage
Watching them go from glory to glory
Seeing them being heralded as the hero
The champion of the ring
While we are left standing and watching
Hurt more than words can ever express
Staring at them through teary eyes
Staring at them with a wounded spirit
As we hear their name chanted over and over again
Calling them the best
The brightest and smartest
We catch their eye through the masses
And we exchange the secret between us
Without speaking a word
Our hearts and souls connected
The betrayal bonding us in ways not understood
Each of us knowing the truth
The hero diverts his eyes
To find those who herald him
Knowing in his heart and soul what he has done
But chooses to ignore
To find eyes who do not know
So he can become the hero once again
To those who could not know
Cheered by them
Glorified by them
As we stand all alone
Alone with the secret
The secret of betrayal
Wondering what to do
What to say
If we tell
We may be accused of jealousy
Small-mindedness and pettiness
So we hold the secret
Hold it knowing
Eventually the truth will come out
We become stronger by the minute
Knowing we can sleep at night
Knowing there is no one we betrayed
No one we have trod on to get where we are
Knowing we look out for the greater good
Rather than just our place
Our place on center stage
Allowing us to be grateful
Grateful for the one who betrayed us
The false hero
Because we know he has saved us
Saved us from his fate
And left us on the sidelines
Left us to wait
Wait for the time
The right time
Our time to rise
When we will stand
Stand on the center stage
On our own merits
Speaking our own truths
Allowing us to feel good
About standing on the sidelines
Knowing our time will come
Our time will come
Sometimes we are gutted
Gutted by those we trust
Those we exposed our bellies to
So we think
So we believe
Until we realize
They actually saved us
Saved us from a fate that was not ours
Not ours to endure
So we are content
Content to wait
Wait for our time
Our time in the light
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