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Deceit

DECEIT You made me believe in trust, yet you betrayed my trust You made me believe in love, yet you hated my love You made me believe in faith, yet you never trusted my faith You made me believe in growth, yet you killed my growth. You made me believe in riches, yet you impoverished my riches You made me believe in blessings, yet you cursed my blessings You made me believe in freedom, yet you enslaved my emotions You made me believe in safety, yet you endangered my safety You made me believe in truth, yet you deceived my heart. You made me believe in strength, yet you weakened my bones You made me believe in hope, yet you lost hope and gave up on me You made me believe in confidence, yet you scare my confidence You made me believe in success, yet you failed my hard work You made me believe in reality, yet you are fake. You made me believe in peace, yet you fought my peace You made me believe in heaven, yet you made a hell out of my life You made me believe in innocence ignorantly, yet you weren't a chaste being You made me believe in space, yet you never gave me one You made me believe in life, yet you died. © ho² 08036391290

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Date: 1/11/2019 5:54:00 AM
I'm used repetition in my poems, I think it is powerful
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Helen Oke
Date: 2/7/2019 5:16:00 PM
Really powerful, it emphasizes consistency and seriousness

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