RISK	

I betrayed you.
And in this betrayal,
I threatened
  our friendship,
  your trust in me,
  even your very life.

Some say that I was being 
  influenced.
But I knew what I was doing.
I deserve no forgiveness.

  In the end,
  I chose you again.

Now we have established this 
  fragile truce.
But it is no longer enough.
I made my decision,
  and here I stand.

And so I risk our friendship
For something even greater:
Your love.

			Lynette Lilly
			26 April 1998
		
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