A Matter of Trust

What credence does one hold in trust?

Like gold it gleams, like dust it falls.

Like Humpty Dumpty off the wall.

When broken what a costly fix,

when everything is smashed to bits,

what say you can it be regained?

Once wounds inflicted cause such pain

which festers worse by night it seems,

disturbing sleep, invading dreams.

Can all be salvaged, all repaired?

That crater once it's blown its crust

and hell meets air in love's despair.

Could'st thou drinketh from that cup

or spill its contents and give up?

Reviews

[Relic]

There will always remain the question if this is worth saving when we are assaulted by broken trust. It hurts a great deal and can't easily go away. You've mentioned good points: Lack of sleep, despair...

Time will tell but sometimes time goes on forever.

You've penned a good poem here, Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Tim, forgive my lack of acknowledgement. Two years back, but better late than never.. Thank you akwats fir your support.

Chris

[Coyote Poetry]

Trust, when lost. Hard to be earn again dear Chris.
"Once wounds inflicted cause such pain
which festers worse by night it seems,
disturbing sleep, invading dreams."
The above lines are true. I believe some people never tell the truth. Thank you for sharing your powerful words and thoughts.
Coyote

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Coyote for your words of wisdom. You are so right, some people are incapable of telling the truth. Many thanks for your visit.

Chris

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Chris.

[Meliss@k]

Dannnnngggggggggggg. Coming from someone with trust issues- this definitely hits home with me. There’s a song by “NF” called “if you want love”- and at one point the song says, “if you want love, you’re gonna have to learn how to change. If you want trust, you’re gonna have to give some away... why didn’t anyone tell me” And your poem reminded me so much of that song 🤔🙂🙌🏼

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Meliss@k, pleased to meet you here on my page. Certainly trust can become an issue if relationships have ended because trust has been broken. Sadly it's likely to spill over into future relationships too. Thank you so much for your thoughts.

Chris

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A complicated question set in a flowing rhyming poem. Trust is like a cliff face. eroded slowly or subject to fracture and a devastating collapse.

[Chris Shaw]

I like your thoughts here John. Slow erosion or devastating collapse. It still happens, one just takes longer than the other. Many thanks.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

trust between two people is sacred, and once it is broken there is no magic glue that can ever repair it without it being weakened by cracks...

[Chris Shaw]

How right you are Stella. Weakened by the cracks. Many thanks for your thoughts and good morning to you on a grey misty day.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

Good morning Chris from a dull and windy West Yorkshire .

[AYVID N]

My dear Chris, such despair I sense in these words. Broken trust is so truly difficult if not impossible to mend. You’ve conveyed the angst and the questions beautifully in this elegant poem. How much we forget or mend also depends on how vital the person or relationship is to us. Appreciated very much !

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you DIVYA, trust has to be earned, when broken you may forgive, but I don't think you ever forget. That in itself is quite toxic in a relationship. Pleased to see you here.

Chris

[AYVID N]

You’re welcome Chris 🌹

[jacob erin-cilberto]

powerful and true...I have found in all relationships, once trust is broken the first time, it never really finds itself regained...there is always doubt and it destroys the relationship...
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I think you are right Jacob. It's like a worm in an apple. It turns the relationship rotten. Many thanks for your insightful thoughts.

Chris