don't trust people
people will destroy you and eight
years later when you're still picking up
the broken pieces of yourself
they won't even remember you exist
don't trust people
people will be your best friend and whisper lies behind your back and laugh when you aren't looking and smile at you the next day
don't trust people
people will need you
need you to be there and you will be
happily
and then they will snark at you in your time of weakness, or maybe even cause it
don't trust people
people will caress you
take your innocence
charm you like a snake, while they kiss your lips and stab your back all in the same breath
don't trust people
you may think that one day
you'll show them
you won't
because they'll laugh
to themselves
and ask you
why in the world you
don't trust people
