Belief

PriscillaAngry

Your "I love you." "I miss you." "I want to see you." I don't think I can believe you. Too many promises have been broken. Too many lies have been told. I lost all my trust and hope for people. Even for you.

Priscilla

SourceLicence:Public domain (author dedication)

Mood:: Angry
Topics:: trust, hope, lie, promise

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Someone has said the words most people long to hear: "I love you," "I miss you," "I want to see you." The speaker, though, can't accept them. The poem opens by quoting these phrases one by one, each on its own line, as if holding them up to examine them, and then comes the blunt admission: "I don't…

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