“I’ve got your back” she promised me
and she did
until she didn’t.
“I’ll always be here for you” he said
and he was
until he wasn’t.
“Friends forever!” we told each other
but forever was almost never.
“So, who can I trust?” I asked myself,
“I’m a fool to depend on others!”
The answer became very clear to me
and I smiled as I looked in the mirror.
Response to today’s one-word prompt: Elusive
Grammy Writes 
True that is. Trust is elusive. Interesting post.
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Thanks!
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A lot of it sad but true.
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Unfortunately, it is!
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:belief that someone or something is reliable, good, honest, effective, etc (Webster dictionary). I believe that many people are trust-worthy as defined above. Many become misguided.
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and since you just never know, it’s always good to trust yourself as well!
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