Love Poem: Laid To Waste
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Written by: Emile Pinet

Laid To Waste

Lonely hearts fall victim to deceit and flattering lies designed to please. Sincerity is a delusion; and forever dreams are but a tease. Doubt stirs up currents of disbelief; cutting trust adrift in unsafe realms. And the wailing of a naive heart; mimics the wind crying in the elms. The young, sugarcoat reality; trying to dilute its bitter taste. But, when happiness seeks compromise, youth's illusions are soon laid to waste. You are tired of feeling incomplete; while yesterday's, rewind and replay. And anxieties begin to rise; facing feelings you once hid away. You search lost feelings for crumbs of truth, having lost trust somewhere in the past. And yet, in time, fantasies reshape; while heartaches slip away at last.