WHIMSICAL POETRY


The Lesson Learned

Do not ask me to give you trust, for this I cannot do
After all the times my heart’s been shattered over you.
Forgive I can, and will and have, and shall continue still.
But to trust you with my heart, this is beyond my skill.

And no, I shall not call you friend, for to do so I must set
my heart within your grasp; but it has not quite mended yet.
I will not call you confidante, nor bare my very soul
In truth, I have no confidance that you will leave me whole.

Please do not think I wish you harm. There is no hate in me.
In fact, there’s scant emotion left, except in memory.
The faded, faint impression of betrayal, lies and pain.
The long and lasting lesson, never trust this one again.

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