Trust precedes truth*
People say
Trust should be earned
Like stars on a plaque
I think it’s a given
Guarded by pact
And once that pact is broken
You’ll never get it back
At least not easily
As forgiveness is different
To diving for traps
Since chances are given
At the mercy of the betrayed
You’d think
The wisest defence
Would be protection sustained
Yet it seems to be
That tables can be turned
It’s not always the case
That chances are given
To those concerned
I thought benefit of doubt
Takes a lot of strength
Until I realised
Hopelessness creates
Even more stress
So in comparison
Blindness needs no breaks
But make no mistake
Leaps are still significant
And difficult to take
If you think about it
Blindness has to be the source of faith
For you don’t know
Whether someone will catch you
Your first falling fate
It’s interesting to me
That one betrayal trumps all greats
But no one ever questions
Whether the wall of fortification
Is too much hate
Indeed
Its bricks
Are cemented with blood
Lingering heartache
And pain, too much
Yet if we realise that
The first fall must start with faith
Only the ones that follow
Build a record of reason
Tracking to date
Will we be more inclined
To clear the slate
So we can inject meaning
Back into words
And restore good faith