“I Trust Everybody”

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I trust everybody — yes, every last body,

I love what blossoms and accept what is shoddy.

Each person is different, that’s part of the game,

No outcomes betray me, no loss is a shame.

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She may or may not show on Saturday at four,

But I've opened my heart and I've opened my door.

I welcome the chance that she’ll walk in true blue,

And I'm fine if she doesn't — I’ll welcome that too.

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My assistant in Kunming, I trusted her well,

With passwords and power — and still I could tell

A sliver of risk was still quietly there,

But I held it with peacefulness, open and square.

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Even love, even loyalty, there’s always a chance,

I don't close my eyes to those risks in the dance.

If she strays, I won't crumble, I won't feel deceived,

For I’ve never denied what could be conceived.

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I trust everybody — yes, every last body,

I love what blossoms and accept what is shoddy.

Each person is different, that’s part of the game,

No outcomes betray me, no loss is a shame.
 

When I shut out the risk and pretend all is clear,

I'm setting up myself — the “traitor” is right here.

It's not life that deceives me, not others at fault,

It's the lies I told myself — those real deal assaults.

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The betrayals we suffer come from those “shoulds,”

Toxic declarations of “badness” and “goods.”

When Now breaks a promise that Next swore was true,

It's the House of Good and Bad shining right through.

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I trust everybody — yes, every last body,

I love what blossoms and accept what is shoddy.

Each person is different, that’s part of the game,

No outcomes betray me, no loss is a shame.

​

I trust everybody — yes, every last body,

I love what blossoms and accept what is shoddy.

Each person is different, that’s part of the game,

No outcomes betray me, no loss is a shame.