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Rufi In My Wine

I tremble
with thoughts
of what might have been

I let an opportunist
within my circle of trust
his charms and guises

Slipping a rufi in my wine
and too naïve to question 
my sudden lapse of memory

I tremble 
with thoughts 
of what might have been

I was like putty in his hands
it happened so easily
I was so naïve

I feel shocked and vulnerable
I feel the miracle
of being here and being me

My destiny was in the hands of
someone who could not be trusted
my luck hanging on a string



AP: 1st place 2020

Posted on March 3, 2019

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Timothy Mcguire Date: 3/5/2019 6:33:00 PM Scary poem > I was slipped a Micky in a bar one time and woke up the next day with no memory of the night before. From a friend I thought I could trust. It was some kind of sick joke. One of the guys he did it too broke his leg very seriously and never recovered completely. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 3/5/2019 6:56:00 PM OMG Timothy. We are more vulnerable than we know against the likes of people who range from practical jokers to psychopathic killers - the more charming they are the more dangerous. Thank God when luck is on our side...

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/4/2019 3:42:00 PM I hope this is not based on reality. This was a clever way of discussing that theme. Love the title! Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 3/4/2019 4:08:00 PM Long time ago. Lived to tell the tale. Not so many are that lucky. And not that it's a tale I want to tell.

Judy Ball Date: 3/4/2019 11:08:00 AM WoW! Yes it is so dangerous to trust someone you don't really know. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes so it doesn't happen again. Great write. God Bless, JB Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 3/4/2019 11:34:00 AM Very frightening how vulnerable we really are.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/3/2019 9:38:00 PM "my luck hanging by a string" - yes, this does happen, and more often than I ever realized. I think we naive ones are trustworthy, and thus, do not think to distrust others. Great one, my friend. It may help someone on their road to healing. Login to Reply Line Gauthier Date: 3/4/2019 7:57:00 AM Thanks for your visit and comment, Caren. Most appreciated.