Honesty isn't something I know (collaboration poem competition)

Like being caught out in the rain
I was soaked; in pitiless shame
the day you knew my callous game
drenching your heart in pain

I brought you a bouquet of lies,
petals wept; from your wilted eyes.
The sweet; sensual scent of us; dies
leaving roots; rotten of demise

The Chardonnay nights that we fought,
my feelings; drowned in distraught.
The flowers; felt fake that you bought,
my love; not even in your thought.

The boat; we built with trust, set sail
our hearts; drifted; destined to fail.
A tenderness once; now became stale
the moon; blanched blessings, to no avail.

What a fool; I was, to let you go
my true colours blossom; now all on show.
Back to a life of more lies; my status quo
Sadly. Honesty isn’t something I know!

( collaboration with Em )