Once Burnt *with a note from the author*

** Originally posted on Simply a Life on June 9, 2011. Months have passed, time has mellowed that bitter pill I swallowed in placing faith where there was not solid ground to support it. I know we all live and learn. (I just wish I had been paying attention in class. ) Word of advice to my readers...trust your intuition..especially if you are a woman. I ignored mine for a damn long time, and it cost me dearly.

It is never too late to start over again, though I had and still have some resentment to losing so much time on a false love, But that was My own fault. Dreams are wonderful things, but not when they blind us to reality. My promise to myself after all that has passed? To believe in me, to listen to my heart, and face life with my eyes open.

The trust issue? I think that will depend on the next man who might offer his heart to me. No two people are the same. Faith, faithfulness and honesty come from a place inside us, either we have it or we don't. If this 'maybe man' has those qualities..there will never be a whisper of mistrust. I plan to trust MY intuition. It has never failed me, I just failed to listen because it was too painful to face the truth.

~*k

Once Burnt

Once burnt, one hundred times shy,

I am waiting with eyes opened wide.

Placing the memories of my past behind me,

pulling the door closed and turning the key.

Turning to face an unknown new start,

a dawn of determination with a guarded heart.

No more heartbreak, and no more lies,

my smile shows hope, and a heart become wise.

I won't be so quick to ever trust again,

sadly, the gift, of an unworthy man.