The People I Once Loved

This poem is about how people that you once held at the highest esteem, betray you in the split of the second. Please allow yourself to relate to this poem. Enjoy!

The people I once loved, now intentionally break my heart

They paint over my happiness with darkened colors, creating miserable art

I watch them smile at my misery, and frown at my joy,

Tarnishing our bond and creating a void

Their false faces disguised their ability to harm

Arousing admiration in my heart like a charm

The fault is mine for giving them the power

To make the quality of my contentment spoiled sour

Many nights I wished for their upmost validation

Instead of valuing my own self-affirmation

It is hard to part ways, but I know I must

To live a life with guarded trust 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like this...the poem contains good advice...my earliest encounters with these people had much affect on me...i was defeated...had no self-esteem...but once i overcame that and believed in myself...couldn't touch me...those who left, i just said....bye bye...and went on with life as usual.
Yes we must trust ourselves.
j.

[Tamara Beryl Latham]

Your words ring true and though it is unfortunate, we must be very careful who we trust and that includes family members. My old boss (from China) gave me some great advice. "Never tell people too much about your personal life. Don't give them ammunition to come back and shoot you."

Through the years I have found this advice to be invaluable.

Loved your poem. :-)

[Mary Jo. Clare]

Wow, though it is sad that we live in a world in which your advice is useful and is essentially a necessity, it is very well said! Thank you for the review!

[Tamara Beryl Latham]

No problem and you take care of yourself. Just keep writing to ease the pain and we'll keep reading. :-)

Lots of Love!

[wordman]

i guess it gets old being abused

[Mary Jo. Clare]

Very true, at some point you do get used to that terrible, terrible feeling.

[wordman]

yes,and we let it happen i guess