When the tears stop from the betrayal I have encountered, then I shall rise, forgive, but never again trust. No words of comfort shall pass these lips for you, for all I received was venom in the disguise of concern from one blood to the other. Venom that ate away at my very being. Leaching into my thoughts. Encouraging the not good enough's back. The whirlpool of doubt to twist faster. Unable to dip my fingers in it for fear of being swept away. My own blood attempts to destroy me....but the phoenix will soon have her day