Kindness

Your kindness is conditional
Present when it is convenient
When I fit into the scheme of things
As you define them
Without my participation
Or taking me into consideration
But you are cold callous and cruel
When the tide changes
Withdrawing your affection
As the waters
Recede from the shore
Leaving me stranded
On the beach
Alone
And exhausted
From yet another betrayal

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