for my little sis:

i was a master
of averting disaster
i was equipped
with super sensors
i could catch a lie
from a mile away
i prided myself
in being able
to look people in the eye
and read their
thoughts, their intentions
any hidden agenda
i could pry them out
with a skill honed
from countless bouts
with pretenders, posers
those who were out
to wring my emotions
until i'm all dried up
nothing left
not even a drop
i was so careful
so cautious,
my moves so calculated

but you
and your words dipped in honey
you tempted me
with your arms outstretched

you made me
for a second, think
that you could catch me,
that you won't allow me
to touch the ground. . .

good thing, i forgot how to trust
long before you ever came