Longing to trust

I'm longing

for that feeling

of complete and total trust

my past

my pain

makes it so hard

I'm so scared to give myself away

once more

I've given my everything to someone else

and been shoved to the ground

broken

alone

let down

and left out in the dark

I fear

that I'll never be able to trust again

even those who are worth it

It's not fair

Their mistakes have left me this way

unable to believe in anything

unable to believe in myself

It's good to be cautious

but this is overboard

I want to trust

I want to believe

I want to erase my scars

and the fear of new wounds

I want to stand up

and be able to say

"They're not all the same"

but I'm afraid I'd be wrong

and then I'd end up back here

laying on the cold hard floor

feeling lifeless

Author's Note

opinions?

Reviews

[Rachael]

nice.
i hope you arent really in that much pain. =]

[Str8jacket]

I feel you. Although we've already spoken on this, I can relate deeply to this poem.

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Katie ... this sounds so painful and I hope cathartic. You have more power than you know. Those last seven lines ... a plea. Everyone is different. We must look inside and find our strength ... for it exists within each of us. Then we must act upon it. You have have it and you must find it.