Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Deception

 

Halloween by Nick Fewings on Unsplash


the days of being desperate enough
to let myself get pulled down
by bad men 
with worse lines
are long gone.

did those low-class lotharios
really pull the wool over my eyes,
or did I let myself get tricked
hoping I'd be the one to save them?

the drive to make the fairy tale
I was told to believe in
come true
overrode common sense
obscuring red flags.

~Ornery Owl Won't Get Fooled Again~

Owl by James Lee on Unsplash






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