red flags

red flags are all s/he saw

when the s**t started to hit the fan

another love gone down the drain

when said significant other started to pull the

same

ol’

bullshit---

told him/herself it wouldn’t happen again

told him/herself this time it would be different

told him/herself she wouldn’t stand for it if it did

told him/herself that this time it was the

real

thing &

all of a sudden the fireworks were over &

said significant other wanted to f**k another

so behind the scenes when s/he wasn’t looking

like bunnies in heat

thumping away in the dark &

lying about the new smell of cologne/perfume

rubbed all over them

lying about where they’d been

lying, no longer making eye contact &

s/he was left holding the bag

for being an idiot

s/he was left holding the bag

full of all that “trust” that had no place in this

world.