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11/12/2017 7:24:44 AM

Erika Whitmore
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You may think you knew me well
That you had me figured out
My aims, my goals…
My heart and soul
What makes me tick, what I'm about

You wrapped yourself in your beliefs
Your blanket of protection
You caused me nights and days of endless grief
Always doubting my affection

All was said, yet nothing heard
My words had no affect
For it was your delusion you preferred
Over treating me with respect

You thought you knew just how I felt
The “fiendish plots" I planned
Distrust and doubt, the cards you dealt
Made for a rotten hand

Recalcitrant,unshakable
You built your fortress high
With foggy glass unbreakable
My heart left out to dry

I once wished that you'd believe
And see the real me…
But you insisted that I deceived,
So I had to set you free

We wandered off and lost our Way
In opposite directions…
My broken heart could never pierce
Your filter of deception.
edited by Flibberdigibbit on 11/12/2017

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