Ace

And while I was within
An ace of falling for your lies,
Believing your cries of devotion,
Waiting for Spring to begin.

I heard my heartbeats.
Louder than words,
Moving me towards,
A life that would not repeat,

The pain of loving you again.

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Published by Jo-Anne Teal

I'm a writer who is particularly interested in telling stories of the hidden, the hurt, the silent, the unheard. View all posts by Jo-Anne Teal

Beverly Crawford says:

April 9, 2019 at 8:14 am

Listen to your heart! A familiar story in 44 words. Well said.
whimsygizmo says:

April 9, 2019 at 11:17 am

I love that “within/An ace” of deception. So well put.
venge0 says:

April 9, 2019 at 3:33 pm

Beautiful, internal rhyme still pulling me back.
Grace says:

April 9, 2019 at 4:15 pm

Good for you to listent to your heartbeats. I thought the word play was well done with:

And while I was within
An ace of falling for your lies,
Kern Windwraith says:

April 10, 2019 at 9:29 am

A punch in the heart. I love your use of the prompt and the way the metaphor of being “within / An ace of falling for your lies” underlines the “luck of the draw” capriciousness of emotion. Painful and beautiful, Jo.