Trust? I Think Not...

As the thunder rolls outside
Panic ripples through me in waves
Not because of the pending storm
But the pending storm building up inside

The tornado of “what ifs” and “maybes” hit me
Ripping through the people who can be trusted
And the people that can’t until
Finally realizing only a fine line lies between

At one time trust was second nature
But after each piece of my heart was viciously ripped out
I finally began to understand
No one’s intentions are pure

Resolving to never trust again
I set back out into the cruel world
Where once again I was lured in
And unsurprisingly, hurt again

As routine as this has become, it still hurt
Time went on and the offenders got closer
Until the day came the one I thought I could always count on
Swooped in and killed my remaining trust dead

Though my heart, hardened from incidents of the past
Seemed beyond surprise and agony
It rose to the occasion and in spite of my good act
My heart could take no more, I could not last

With new found resolve
I make my way out of the shadows again
In the back of my mind
Always dreading, always knowing, the hurt will come again


"It takes years to build up trust, but only seconds to destroy it."