Second Time Around (to two girls)

You loved him,

                         you "said"

                      I loved you too...

                  (i misjudge a lot; i guess,

                      i'm easily drawn

                 to tie up my heart strings

                       with others')

                       you hurt him, 

                          and me.

                      he hurt you too.

               (i didnt know all of it; i guess,

                      i'm easily fooled

                into issues of heart-feelings

                         by others)

                        You love him,

                          I know it.

                  I'm scared to love you too...

                 (it's hard to trust; i guess,

                        but I need to,

                  even if my heart's afraid

                         of others)

                         I love you

                          you know... 

                    I hope that's safe too...

                 (I don't want to hurt i guess,

                    but we need to trust,

                even if our hearts are afraid

                         of others)

                  -Kathleen M. Quinn-Farber

                      5/17/13