flimflam

"it pays to be cautious,
careful and kind"
the mantra she speaks
to herself
after going full-throttle
with choices she ought to
have calmly considered
and guarded against
with common-sense

but here she goes again
despite the evidence
the awful consequence
of an open heart
flimflammed
and scammed
because the alternative
is too much to bear
a jaded life where
the joy depleted
she retreats defeated

better to believe
and be deceived
than never achieve
the soaring bliss
of hope