I wrote the following piece aeons ago, reflecting back on my divorce, tucking it away... and, since it had the word 'believe' in it, I dug it out to use...
Word Play
"Believe for once." you said, in hushed tones, your hand in my hair, twisting the curls on your finger. "Believe in us." your mouth moving over mine, soft whispers as your lips slid to my jaw and down my throat. "Please, believe in me, in what I tell you, trust in this future I swear will happen." Murmured phrases, your face between my breasts, our bodies still wrapped around each other, skin touching, as we breathed in counter-point. "Believe when I tell you I cannot imagine life without you, that the last thing I want on this earth is to be held in your arms, to hear your heart beat, to have your scent surround me." "Believe." you asked, and I answered with blind faith until she called to brag of your betrayal, destroying all--giving proof to not trust anyone who uses that particular phrase, that word. The truth lies at the core--beLIEve.
18 comments:
i can relate to this. all those promised nothings that fall short.. way too short. people who say such things and put expectations on a burgeoning relationship... i say are red flags.
eros the bitersweet...and the ones that think it's ok just because you get what you want.
There is such pain in this piece! I hope writing about it helped you through that difficult time.
It fits perfectly. It's a pity that you had to go through that, though. But you've portrayed it amazingly well there.
Phew, didn't notice that till you 'spelled' it out. Who would have thought there was a lie in believe?
Long ago, in a land far away, that was how they taught us to spell that word. I've had trouble believing ever since I told the truth to people who don't/didn't believe me.
Sometimes your pieces break my heart.... I wish I could make all the pain go away.
Hopefully the new years has great things in store for you.
Hope all is well with you.
I really hate that you were hurt that way
Beautifully written!
Well. Good for a sub. At least. Like most costly hurts are.
I'm enjoying the darker side of this prompt. How interesting to see the lie in belief...of course if it's a happy lie, I guess that's okay.
I guess you really can't spell "believe" without "l-i-e." That would've been wonderful, if it wasn't so depressing.
It's still a good piece.
I think I need a drink or something.
I have petitioned the dictionaries to change the spelling of "gullible" to "gullieble" but no one cares. This is why we can't trust anyone.
a whole lotta hurt in that one there.
It touched me..
guts wrench out.....
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Lying B***d. When I hear stories like that I think "He wasn't worthy of you was he.
Many can relate to undying love turning to daggers. Your work slices through me. Very well-written. I like word play (as you'll see in my piece.).
I'm so sorry that I see the LIE in that word now. Nicely written.
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