Trust

I wrote this poem after I was deceived by a person I trusted. I realized my perception was sketchy, at best.

Trust is an illusion,
a complex metaphor,
that blankets insecurities
with the closing of a door.

Trust is just perspective,
of wanting to believe.
The power of our thoughts
can be easily deceived.

Trust can evolve.
It never stays the same.
It falls in and out of favor,
from the relationships you gain.

I only trust myself.
I can see my own self through.
Nobody has my back
quite the way I do.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

these days it is smart to be self-reliant...in a world of chaos and backstabbing...we have to be able to look out for ourselves.
i like your expression here.
must be a glitch in the site again....no reason for this poem to have to have a mature rating.
It would get more looks i think, without that rating. And i really like you using trust as a metaphor.
j.

[Rebecca Ann]

Thank you so much for the kind words Jacob. I don’t know why it had tagged the poem as mature, I think I fixed it, thanks for letting me know.

[emipoemi]

I think it tagged the poem as "mature" as you have labelled yourself as "mature"....so it's a default.

[Rebecca Ann]

I fixed it, thanks!

[Apollos]

Howdy fellow Texan!

If you read any of my poems you’ll notice the inescapable fact that I LOVE to rhyme so I loved you started off with your metaphor/door rhyme.

“The power of our thoughts can be easily deceived”

Truth can’t be denied. But a “powerful” deception sure can seem like the truth at times.
Am I right or am I right? Lol

You got me meditating on what it could look like for “trust to evolve” and then of course I was enamored by the same/gain rhyme.

“I only trust myself”

Did you find yourself being less open with other friends after this deception happened to you?

I enjoyed it Rebecca!
Thanks for finding beauty in the pain through the power of expression!

[emipoemi]

Right from the first stanza you weave a strong yarn of resilience and power, and right down to the killer of the last line, it just doesn't disappoint. Relatable message, profound imagery (especially in Stanza 1), overall brilliance! Well freaking done!

[Rebecca Ann]

Thank you so much and thanks for the tip to remove mature off my profile.