My smile dissolved in your grasp
like fresh cotton candy in water
Ignoring red flags, as they gasped
a naive lamb being led to the slaughter
How did I let myself slip down so far
into the pull of your gravity
A transient shooting star
Decayed like a forgotten cavity
I ate up the sweets that you gave
offered freely without any strings
Until it was all that I craved
then, just like that, everything changed
The price for the things that I wanted
far more than I could ever afford
What I couldn't have, boldly flaunted
with another, when with me, you were bored
Today I am much more aware
of the bait and switch carnival games
Cautiously avoiding the snares
choosing carefully which ones I will play
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (5)
Life is like a carnival and full of chances that we all take.
This was so profound and poignant! Extremely relatable too! Loved your poem!
Once bitten, twice shy, well rid of such a guy.
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Very well written!