Blindsided Poems | Examples

Blindsided by Dust

Her whispers of "love," a suffocating embrace,
She claimed I was her air, her very space.
Blinded, I clung to a love's sweet charade,
Ignoring whispers, the warnings that frayed.

Smiles, kisses, a tapestry brightly spun,
Purpose bloomed, a battle fought and won.
Deaf to murmurs, blind to crimson signs,
Lost in a dream where forever entwines.

Now dust settles, a truth I can't deny,
The façade crumbles, a love turned a lie.

Blindsided By Foolhardiness

“... betrayal begins with trust.” ~ Phish

Nothing is more hurtful than betrayal--
The traits of Cain, Delilah, Judas, Brutus;
In their darkest hours they all led astray
those they vowed to be loyal to and protect,
spawning events that were calamitous. 

Trust—
It appears, there’s none anymore
Not here, not now and never ever was;
It’s an ancient fable, a myth
long tucked away in books
in sermons and scriptures
in mythology and fairytales,
Not a treasure rare and precious,
but a mere figment of our imagination;

Trust is a portal through which
a man can manipulates, lies and betrays,
A chimera of the fantasy world
like a mirage to the desert dwellers
a floating straw to a drowning man
a flickering light at the end of 
a tunnel to a desperate soul.

Trust but thyself
and to thyself be true,
Yet indulge not in thine own conceit,
Mistrust no man without just cause
Nor be credulous without proof,
Stay neither far from reason 
nor close to folly…
Trust is hard to find,	
But when found, don’t let go!


~05/24/23
~Contest: Writing Challenge 'B' quote
~Sponsor: constance La France

Blindsided By Looks

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Blindsided

I am full of anger and rage.
When will I be able to turn this page?
My life is not the way I wish it would be.
But the blessings in between I have to see.
I remember the first time I saw your face.
It was as if time stood still and no one else but you and me, existed.
A peace of heaven, an angel fell from grace.
My strength during endless sorrow, it lifted, vanished, no longer persisted.
I wonder why people fall in love.
Only to be hurt and disappointed most of the time.
Asking for mercy from above.
Sadness and pain should be a crime.
I want to remain intact, frozen, in this moment, for one day.
Forgetting who I use to be before you came into my life, as I see you walk away.
I must confess, that loneliness has been my dear friend, my endless companion since my youth.
Indeed, this is my truth.
Is happiness really worth all of these tears?
The ones I've cried for countless years.
I was blinded, captivated, by what I thought was true love, but now I see.
That in the end, whom I really have left to love, is me.

Blindsided

You made me 
Think you believed me.
When I told you what I 
Find out.
Then you went and Blindsided me.
Protecting your image
And your family.
Was more important
Then the truth.
So you took Emily
From me .
And I saw your true colors.
I knew then you 
You were never for me.

Blindsided

The tears of sadness will flow in silence
to stream down upon a face as they fall
emotions born will bring their compliance
the heart will weep in a sorrowful call
a cut from a lover bleeds confusion
this bewildered state where there's no escape
pain will lead to a final conclusion
this treachery will change your heart's landscape
alone in a space where answers are old
as all of the memories will disperse
to vanish in darkness forever cold
this pain that's felt you cannot rehearse
a betrayal felt you'll never erase
to feel the first tear fall, to leave its trace


5/8/22

Blindsided

Lived a sly lady of Mozambique
who seductivly offered a peek.
Men paid her a buck
but were out of luck.
What they saw was totally oblique.

Blindsided By

through out the years
seemed to be 
constantly blindsided by 
backhanded compliments
made that were fuelled by 
pent up resentments

Blindsided

She said that she would always love him
As she was walking out the front door
He knew what she was really saying 
I don't want to see you anymore. 

He wondered where it had gone so wrong
And how he had missed the warning signs 
To him, love was something you ran to. 
He guessed her love was a different kind. 

He still adores the ground she walked on
But it looks like that was not enough
He knew that she had made up her mind. 
And this wasn't some commitment bluff. 

Now he sleeps on her side of the bed
Her teacup is still in the kitchen. 
He rushes for the phone when it rings
Says a prayer, holds his breath, and listens. 

He dialed her number quite a few times. 
Even talked to the answering machine
But now he feels like an intruder
Butting in on another man' dream.

Blindsided

How has it come?
There was youth,
then love-
a certained indefatigable spirit,
tending memories, coddling pasts;
those pasts, her.
Recalled experiences as exhilarating
as the finest spring breath;
he'd left it all to chance,
or specified women, and now
blindsided by loneliness
and loss,
waxing and waning unpredictably,
but mostly waning.
An ordinary mortal
leads an un-heroic life
until nothing remains inside.
No, tears are not just water.

Blindsided

As we move through our daily life
Sometimes with heartache pain and strife
Along comes an angel with eyes of blue
Then you're convinced she was meant for you

As we wade through uncertainty, wonder, and fear
Thanking the Lord for someone so dear
That there can be such goodness beauty and love
Convincing me this is a gift from above

As God lifts me and heals me from my loss
There are unfound mysteries and bridges to cross
One of my crossings has led me to you
And to be by your side is all I want to do

We have both seen our share of sorrow and hurt
Then you find yourself in a place where they do nothing
but flirt
That's all gone now and I have firmly decided
By the Lords good hand I have surely been Blindsided

Copyright 2010

Blindsided

Funny how you begin your day with a smile
Thinking the coming hours will grace your style
So you hurry to get to where you want to be
Carry out the mundane which keep you busy as a bee
No sooner you put those feet up to bask in sunny fields
Never dreaming that weeds have sprouted amongst seeds
Seeds planted in joy for simple pleasure and delight
Then you discover joy lays dead, blindsided by weeds out of sight

~*~

Note:  In this instance, "weeds" are unexpected words.  no ref. to anyone, please.

Blindsided

who are you
if not my friend
holding my hand
as we wait for news
unbearable news

where will you be
if not with me
good and bad
as we grocery shop or
choose a coffin

what will you say
if not the truth
life spins out of control
and we're unprepared
we couldn't have known

when can be alone
if this goes on
and wait for words
heads on pillows
can we find our way?

how can I love you
any more?

Blindsided/Dumbfounded

Moments of numbness, replaced by a blast.
Icy cold fingers grip my chest - I gasp.

It's heat of summer; No wind in sight.
Just icy coldness of things not right.

No words can form; No thoughts set upright.
All is a jumble; My throat is knot tight.

Nothing can free; Culpability.
Denigrates dignity; Evil agrees.

No way to erase, fathom - explain.
How to go forward - enshrouding such pain.

Loss of all focus; Struggling to gain
Release from coldness; Icy coldness and pain.

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