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These Games

So much choice

So much time

So many miles apart

So much non-commitment.

Anxious and dysfunctional.

A side-ways game

Of friendship cover-ups.

Keeping your options open,

Playing your cards close.

Thinking I can't see your moves,

As you pull back and forth,

Hot and cold.

Then assuming what you will

About my words and indiscretions.

And all the insecurities

Triggering your actions

Are my fault.

I left you unable to judge

My heart and soul.

I left you unable to identify

My purity of intent.

I left you questioning

My cards.

And you failed to ask,

Because your ego chains you with fear.

So we’ll lose at this.

Two disappointed hearts.

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Written by
melanie-kate-dickerson
South African
Published
Dec 11, 2016
Lines·Words
27·111
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MKD 2016 (c)

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#relationships#hearts#games#friendships#unknowns
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