trust issues (Patreon)

When people say they have ‘trust issues’
My mind jumps to tales of juvenile games
And textbook stories of deceit
‘They didn’t deserve for their belief in others to be degraded like that,’ I think to myself
As if I am separate from them
But when I look in the mirror
I see someone with ‘trust issues’ too
Because how could I believe
That someone may want me wholly and unedited
Without concessions made
When there has always been a struggle
To be taken without condition
And a fine line skated
Between tolerated and celebrated