Love Poem: Fool Me Once Contest
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Written by: Susan Gentry

Fool Me Once Contest

Believing you've been played a fool
Cuts sharp into the bone
I know because it happened to me
The worst pain I've ever known

Betrayal seeps through each emotion
Shreds them apart like ribbons 
When anger becomes the primary feeling
Resentment is now a given

It invades every facet of life
Before it is realized 
No one wants to live this way
Sure that everyone lies

A self-evaluation turns it all around
Gives back personal control
In any way was there a volunteer?
It is important that we know

It can be hard to recognize which
Warning flags we ignored
Insuring they will not be repeated
Soon self-worth is restored

August 21, 2018


Fool Me Once Contest
By Brenda Chiri
Eighth Place