Trust, After
A poem about what remains when trust does not
Nothing returns whole.
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Trust.Ā
Given freely.
Given without thought.
Given with safety.
Trust.Ā
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Trust.
Holding someone with care.Ā
Holding someone securely.
Holding someone so they will not -
Fall.
Trust.Ā
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Trust.
Guarding the heart with care.
Guarding the soul with knowledge
Guarding the person with -
Failure
To hold.Ā
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Trust.
The heart that does not reform.
The soul that stays -
Incom-
Plete.
The mind that becomes-
Weary.
Mistrust.
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Trust.
Rebuilt with care.
Rebuilt with shattered pieces.
Rebuilt with scars -
Not-
Whole.
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About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.
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