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Trust (or Bust)

July 15, 2013
By BananaGram BRONZE, Laurel, Montana
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Favorite Quote:
"I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way." - Carl Sagan

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As a bird builds its nest
so I have done my best

To be a friend unending
all others' word suspending

I have toiled for many a year
to ensure that I am the one you hold dear

One who you can always trust
the words between us would never rust

But something, something has changed
someone, someone I should have gauged

Has taken over
he drew the lucky clover

Our trust is bust
Our bonds to dust

The dawn is turning
into dusk

And all I can hope to do
is look with a feeling of deja-vu

As he steps in,
my time, is through

© Haley S., Long Beach, CA

The author's comments:
A poem to those of you who have been given up for someone "better," you are not alone.
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