Desperate

I was too quick to trust

I was desperate for connection

The kind that is built upon truth

And not familial obligation

I was naive to your malice

Your inhumane tendency

You acted with such callous

Exposing every vulnerability

There was a time I was ashamed

I was played for a fool

I’ve since learned that your disloyalty

Was never subject to my honesty.

— Melissa Lundell