Like a fool
I let you in
I forgot the taste
of your poison
I drank it down
eagerly
My heart in the line
of fire
At this distance
I thought I was safe
Not so
My heart should
listen to my head
Your poison still
cuts as deep
as ever
Never again
Copyright © Penny Wilson 2021
The Reluctant Poet 
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