I betrayed you
with my silence I allowed them to harm you with impunity
I was afraid
to be disliked
afraid of the inevitable change
of others finding out
So I let you suffer
in my wilful blindness
waiting for the storm to pass
in the hope to leave everything behind
Or better still, for it to never have happened
I let them do
What would you have done?
I did not know how to love you
Acrylic on canvas.
50 cm x 50 cm.
2019