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An Exercise In Trust

by LucyValletta

I can't trust anymore. It's okay- don't fuss. Really, I'm fine. I'm not upset about it. The concept of trust has always- Theory, been a loose concept. Maybe it was never real in practice. I mean let's be honest- Theory always sounds better- Practice is just...a bore to us. This idea that you can behold Someone's secrets in entirety and not- Say a word?... I know people crack eventually... And why is it we, As humans- Think it acceptable that when We are friends or companions no longer- Those secrets are free game? Trust is just your prop- You play it. Get bored of it. Then throw it away like it was never useful in first place- I don't trust anyone, anymore. Flicking through my phone each morning While I lay dead asleep next- To you? The one person I thought- Might keep my secrets. My trauma. My aching to be seen as more than an add on to our relationship. Do you remember the concert?- The one in London with the flashing lights and the heavy metal band, Safe, did I feel in your arms. Trust I did exude. You broke that within seconds- Not even a hairs length of a warning- You abandoned me. You whispered all night up until the doors opening- "I'll be right here..." So where were you?- When that man grabbed me and pulled me into the pit. Where I was touched and mauled by too many hands- You were fucking gone. I took the train by myself while calling my friend in- a panic. At least... I could still trust her. Right?- I could still trust...you- right? Cassie? You didn't answer that night. You stopped answering the following nights. Neither of you did...- What were you doing?... I had to call my mother. Tears, A fountain- Actually, Cascading down my face as I walked those littered streets Alone. While you were likely whispering sweet nothings- Into the shell of her ear like an oath. And you? Cassie?- You melted under it. So yeah- I can't trust anymore. Fuck the both of you.
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LucyValletta
24 / F
For You?
Written by
LucyValletta
24 / F
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Time
4m
Notes

CASSIE IS NOT THE NAME OF THE REAL PERSON THIS POEM IS BASED UPON!!

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#story#slampoetry#poetry#frontpage#emotional#truth#truestory#existientialpoetry#literaryrebirth#beginner
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