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Trust

fragile

By Harper LewisPublished 2 months ago β€’ 1 min read
From the Charlotte Mint Museum permanent collection

Trust is a fragile, delicate thing,

easily broken,

more easily shattered,

the shrapnel goes through

a metamorphosis, becomes

a catalyst in the chemical reaction

between hearts and minds,

turning love

into hate.

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About the Creator

Harper Lewis

I'm a subversive weirdo nerd witch who loves rocks. Intrusive rhyme bothers me. Some of my fiction may have provoked divorce proceedings in another state.😈

My words are mine. Suggest ai use and get eviscerated.

MA English literature, CofC

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  • Diani Alvarenga2 months ago

    So true!

  • Milan Milic2 months ago

    Once fractured, it never quite fits the same again.

  • Tanya Lei2 months ago

    So easy to lose it, very difficult to regain

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