I Shoulda Seen It Comin'
Much has been written about a treacherous heart,
and how it beats with the need for passion's fire.
I was content on my own, without a single thought
of falling in love, but soon I was filled with desire.
He was perfectly charming, saying all the right things
with that masculine timbre of a sultry voice.
His eyes of ocean blue, pulled at my heart strings
until I fell in love with him. I had no choice.
But there was a niggling worry floating in my mind
that something was off that I couldn't quite define.
He had flaws, but to all of them my heart was blind,
refusing to warn me with a dissuasive sign.
His true character showed when his temper flared
and his verbal abuse caught me by surprise.
He resembled a rabid creature, with teeth bared
and became a snarling stranger before my eyes.
"I shoulda seen it comin," the cliche is a phrase,
that tells the story of hindsight one should've taken.
But a treacherous heart refuses to see and then pays
the price of being wounded, bleeding and broken.
February 2, 2023
I Shoulda Seen It Comin' Contest
Sponsered by John Lawless
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