#XXII

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#XXII


There was something in your eyes
It was always there when we talked

I thought it was fondness, admiration...love maybe?
I'm not sure anymore

But I hoped at least it was respect
Respect for who I was
For what I wanted
I thought it was respect for the feelings I'd been given

But it was not
It was just pretense

Nothing more, nothing short of it
Your words, your laughter, the way you looked at me
It was all practiced pretense

And I was fooled,
Yet again.

~ZainaHijabi 😘

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