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~edited because of a stray 'l' in the word 'truthful'~
~edited again because the centering works now, thanks Rune!~


Trust

"It is close to having faith.."

To depend, nay
to utterly depend
on being truthful

To rely, nay
to utterly rely
on being cared for

To confide, nay
to utterly confide
in secrets kept sealed

*
*
My faith was crushed
long ago
before being aware
of such thoughts
*
*

Therefor I am incompatible with this

Trust

Even myself, I cannot
grant the privilege
of certitude

Not after adapting
after compromising
every inch of my life

Again that question:

"Who am I?"

I do not know,
and I do not trust
anyone to answer it
least of all me..

[01 oktober 2003, Leverkusen]

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Thanks for your comment, Loki

 

Heh and thank you for nit-picking too, it is indeed "truthful" (I still don't get when it's one l and when 2... someone able to explain maybe?)

 

 

About 'therefor' or 'therefore', I checked merriam-webster on those and these are the definitions:

 

Therefor

: for or in return for that <ordered a change and gave his reasons therefor>

 

Therefore

1 a : for that reason : CONSEQUENTLY b : because of that c : on that ground

2 : to that end

 

I'm therefore (;)) keeping my 'therefor' since I think it is sufficient and I believe that this part of the definition; in return for that, fits perfectly into the poem.. better then the definition of 'therefore' in my mind :)

 

babble babble *giggle*... thanks again loki, I've learned something new now. There's definitly the possibility that a different way of spelling has big influence on meaning, I'm going to have to keep that in mind ^_^

 

EDIT: *sigh* offcourse even I see that both definitions are the same in that their meanings are the same.. I still like the Idea that "my" 'therefor' means; in return for that... just a little thing I saw after I re-read my post. Appy out.

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well... after drawing that in, where to begin to respond. i think its the best poem i have read by you appy. the repetition works nicely, and although formatting is a small thing, it is effective. only one question. when are we gonna get some happier topics!!!!!?!?!

 

hehe, good work appy.

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Grand read Appy - great layout. Regarding when 2 "l"'s are used and when one "l" is used I haven't figured that one out either so look forward to an elder's reponse on the thinking behind that.

 

Personally I believe in poetic licence - spell the words whatever the hell way feels good, long as peoepl can still understand them sure then what is the problem? Heh!

 

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