Fool Me Once Contest
Believing you've been played a fool
Cuts sharp into the bone
I know because it happened to me
The worst pain I've ever known
Betrayal seeps through each emotion
Shreds them apart like ribbons
When anger becomes the primary feeling
Resentment is now a given
It invades every facet of life
Before it is realized
No one wants to live this way
Sure that everyone lies
A self-evaluation turns it all around
Gives back personal control
In any way was there a volunteer?
It is important that we know
It can be hard to recognize which
Warning flags we ignored
Insuring they will not be repeated
Soon self-worth is restored
August 21, 2018
Fool Me Once Contest
By Brenda Chiri
Eighth Place
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