They say
sticks and stones may break my bones
but words cannot hurt me
oh how little they know
for you see
Some come with words
to use as weapons
speaking in tongues
mostly forked
to speak ill to push the boundaries
they say words if good intent
lure you in and make you have belief
in them and their actions
trust grows and moments shared
until somehow something changes
and you become the giver
they the feeder
and
when they have gorged
eaten taken their fill
your left but a empty shell
their words rattle around inside
as they ask for more and more
you become self aware
of all they do an say
make a change
with the last drop of strength
you change the course
live your life for you
an not them that wish to feed
more and more
they do not see
they do not know
they just assume its the right thing to do
when you have rebelled
pushed away what it is
that comes like a thief in the night
robs you of your virtue
faith and belief
trust and hope
they turn the screws
lash out in anger
for they are loosing control
not number one any more
when you don't come back to the fold
they intensify the anger
speaking of things not true
their viper tongues
hissing in your ears
involving others
pushing them away
so they can control you
for themselves
when it dawns on them so
you have gone
they have lost their grip
they become the victim
and speak in tongues to others
making lies
to make you look bad
it makes no odds to them
their words unashamed
in their hurtful content
they do not see
they do not feel
the torture and pain within
cast by a selfish mind
wanting nothing more
then all you can do for them
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I know that not ALL people we befriend are like this
or set out to hurt you in such a way
but it seems for me
the people I trust around me so
often end up using me
hurting me in their games
I am a solitary person
and live my life alone
I have seen and felt too much pain
to want to travel that road again
peace and solitude
allow me to be me
without the need to have to do something
that gets me nothing in return
when I may need it so
I am lucky to be honest
I have people around me
I adore love and trust
and know in my heart
out of the hundred who come
and who go
they are always by my side
I thank you for that
always
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