- Michael Dahdal
When Loyalty Dies
Updated: Jul 8, 2020

Loyalty allows us the freedom to be who we are
To make mistakes knowing that there is an unbreakable bond that ties us together
A safe place to come back to
A place void of doubt or insecurity
A place of faith, conviction and total trust
Knowing that someone or something has always got your back
And that you in turn have theirs
Loyalty provides you with a springboard in which you can launch back into life after a set back
A solid foundation to build your home
A safe place to retreat to when you need
And when loyalty dies, something in our collective humanity dies along with it
We’re thrust into distrust and uncertainty
Pushed further towards fear and insecurity
There’s no place left to rest your weary head
No shoulder to lean on
Nothing or no-one you can count on to wipe away your tears
Just an empty void,
And the sensation that you’re left to your own devices, to fend for yourself
A life without loyalty is like a rudderless ship drifting off to sea without a captain
It’s aimless, pointless.
Going nowhere and without any reason.
It’s the undoing on the social fabric that binds us all.
When loyalty dies, societies crumble
Relationships become weak, empty and hollow
And families are eventually torn apart
Because loyalty is a commitment you make
It says, I will go to the ends of the earth and suffer with you
Looking you in the eye and reminding you, we are in this together,
No matter what and without any question or shadow of a doubt
And perhaps you can live happily affording this loyalty only to yourself
Your own passions and desires
But the unfortunate thing about nature is,
That life is not an individual pursuit