I looked into their faces the ones who truly broke me. No enemies among them.
Just Brutus, in many forms, smiling. Familiar hands, and mouths, that once said
I never would.
as they held the knife like a gift.
This piece reflects on the dissonance between pain and intent - how the deepest betrayals often come not from enemies, but from those closest to us. The reference to Brutus evokes the timeless sting of betrayal by someone trusted, echoing Caesar’s famous last breath: “Et tu, Brute?”