Be Careful.

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You can give your whole life to people and they would betray you
They would show unto others how they want to portray you
It's easier for them to forget the years you have sustained them
They are more interested in making you stay in their shadows
True love has no age barrier they say, so is betrayal
Their words can be as silk as the oil but those words can cut like a knife
Be careful of those whose words betray them while faking loyalty to you
Be careful of those who won't defend you
And would jump at every opportunity to drag you to filth
Be careful of those whom you give your life to but rather sees you as a threat
You always act with the best of intentions but they have so many hidden wickedness
You can't slit people open to see the true content of their intentions
It would have been so easier to make friends with dogs than with them
Ungrateful people would always be ungrateful no matter what you do
They would cry blood and sweat about how they appreciate you
But just talk a walk to that bend and you see them wipe their face and smile
Deceivers would always go the extra length to take your focus away from who they are
Even if they have to cajole you with words or even shed tears of blood
Their heart is iced cold...no real emotions flow other than deceit and lies
When they die...they will die alone away from human eyes and feasted upon by flies
Watch people's characters before you feed your soul with their contents
Be careful and give as much attention to yourself too because everyone does
You think they are having your back but they are having theirs
They won't do anything out of tune to themselves, do the same
Be careful and watch out for yourself because in the end, you are all you've got


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Thank you for your time.


My pen doesn't bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease.

Still me,

My tongue is like the pen of a ready writer.

Olawalium; (Love's chemical content, in human form). Take a dose today: doctor's order.



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The truth they say it's bitter and heavy to say but in the end we will surely find it out.

People are people, they are dynamic and that's something we just have to accept. People care for themselves and their own interests and this is no longer news to most people but then we still dare expect more from ourselves and in the end get our fragile hearts broken.

There is great joy in knowing something and I believe for the fact that we know that humans are this predictable, we should be wise in dealing with them. And one of the best ways to do that is to don't expect anything from them and accept everything that comes.

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful piece with us boo, it was indeed worth the read ❤️. I think you deserve a !PIZZA 🥰

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People care for themselves and their own interests

I think it's only human enough to care for our own interest but where the problem lies is when we care for our interest alone even at the detriment of people we call our friends... That's very wrong.

Expectations as a whole is indeed a key factor to solving many issues on earth,
We get pained and our level of heartbreak is directly proportional to the level of expectations we expect in people

Hope you are doing well dear... Quite been a while

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Most people don't care whose of is gored as long as they have their own way. They confuse wickedness with ambition and when humans can't tell the difference, it's sad.

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That's right, they think they can deceive us but in they end they are just deceiving their own selves. I think this is the part where killing their conscience comes to play

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People are people. Humans are humans. People are full of deceit and it's very hard to know the heart of everyone. It's sad because some people have no conscience.

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Everyone has a conscience, it's just that some have sealed theirs 😏. But then, we still have to deal with people the way we want others to deal with us

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They have sealed it...killed it. They have taken the choice to deliberately ignore it to the point that they feel nothing again.

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It's really scary but then I feel they killed it for a reason and if God have mercy on such people, they might be lucky to be in a situation that will make them unseal their conscience, hehe

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Some people deliberately killed their conscience by ignoring the promptings in their heart. They justify their actions by saying it's okay...which is sad.

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I think this happens mostly because they chose to think they are going through a deeper shit than everyone else and no one seems to care.

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I'm glad you enjoyed this piece. Humans are not who they claim to be. They are fractured with hidden agenda. Everyone wants to watch out for themselves. It's our duty to keep that in mind and watch out for ourselves too.

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That's right boo, the fact that we are privileged to know that humans are the way they are should be an added advantage to us to give us wisdom in dealing with them.

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This poetry just reminded me of an American movie (true life story), I watched some days back. Humans are very intelligent and some use their intelligence as a way to hurt people because they know you care.

Being friends with people who wail uncontrollably is quite fun to me. Maybe that was why I laughed when my grandma died a very long time ago. I understood those tears weren't real. They are smiling beneath.

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I understood those tears weren't real.

You are surely weird😂😂😂.
How could you be thinking about this and even laugh in those scenarios?

Well, I actually understand because a lot of shows happen nowadays all in the name of crying and so especially when someone dies.

It's well

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Yes, I am weird. My brain is wired in ways I don't understand😂. That is what makes my life fun.

People are people wherever you find yourself. The town crier is a novice when they shake their gong.

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Normally, that's just how it is oo, we just cry most times to feel among 😂

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Crying have taya person jhare, hehe. The way things happen that makes us want to break into tears is just too much and I think that's why we just have to force ourselves to cry sometimes, hehe

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People use their intelligence to exploit and take advantage of the goodness of heart of people. It's borne out of selfishness because they want to be better than others and they don't care whose is gored.

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Yes, they don't. They will step on you countless times If you let It. Such is life.

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They just don't care. We have a lot of selfish and inconsiderate people. They forget the goodness of others and just deal them a blow as long as it makes them look good or comfortable.

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Hahaha, this girl, well I think you found it amusing because you weren't so close with your grandma or you didn't understood what had happened.

But then I do understand your point and I totally agree with you, hehe

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I understood what was happening and was close to my grandma. Not much though. I do believe I have a loose screw somewhere and I am glad I do. It brings out the weirdness in me😁.

Also, I know when people pretend to cry, and I laugh when I am in such situation 😂😂

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Hahaha, yeah it's understandable oo, I've been in that kind of situation before and I couldn't help my but laugh and even looked for someone else to join me 😂

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They exploit the feelings of others just to catch them unaware. Humans naturally want to take advantage of vulnerability just to take things to their advantage and it's sad.

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And when they do, they act the victim. 😂😂 crazy human world.

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Naturally, Humans feed off your emotions and tend to exploit your weakness.
It's no new occurrence and can be seen in our everyday lives.

The summary in all, is to just watch your back and trust no man because humans are selfish, cynical, and jealous.

It's indeed, a nice poetry 👌

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Of cos we are. Those are our attributes.

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You have said it all because if you don't hold yourself then you shouldn't be surprised at the way people you love and care for will betray you

Truly you should take good care of yourself because you are all you've got

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Simple! In this life, it's just you, yourself, and you. If you don't take good care of yourself, love yourself; and praise yourself, who will?

People are either with us to harm us or fight with us, but in most cases, we encounter those who want the worst for us — the more reason you need to be at your toes and keep an open eye.

It's just the tight reality of life.

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I love that phrase...if you don't take care of yourself, who will? We are all we've got. We are all we have and it doesn't matter what anyone else think. We should put ourselves first because we have those who want to naturally exploit.

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That's why we need to watch out for ourselves as you have also rightly mentioned. We have to be tender with ourselves too and know we matter too.

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We need to hold ourselves and take good care of ourselves. We have those who exploit and would naturally take advantage of us without feeling a single remorse.

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The eyes look at us, but we can't help it, good and bad looks are all around us and we don't know which is which, but until they act with love or betrayal, be careful with those looks. A very reflective poem.
Thanks for sharing.
Good day.

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We have good and bad people around us. We have horrible people close by that we can't know their true intentions unless a situation forced it out.

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Situations always force it out. Just like when we stroke the fire...the stroking and the heat would force out the snake.

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They are more interested in making you stay in their shadows

Humans are constantly in search of dominance...this is one of the greatest challenge of human growth and development.

Ungrateful people would always be ungrateful no matter what you do

An act that drives away Success from their end and next you see is greed.
It's not rocket science that those who are grateful will always receive favour and more help from others because gratefulness in life is an open grace for more of everything good.

you are all you've got

The sad truth... In the end, it's you and you alone.

One of the greatest challenges is how to identify these set of people to be afraid or avoid because when they are with you, they look so so good and true to be evil since they can hide their true nature so perfectly that you would be confused but in all... May God help us to always find more of those good friends than the bad ones

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Most people see others as competition even when those people are trying to help them. It's disappointing and discouraging to see what we have reduced the goodness of hearts of genuine people to.

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It's a sad reality. Most people think you are competing with them. It's indeed disappointing and discouraging.

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Dominance...they want to dominate. It doesn't matter for how long you have been good to them they just want to forget that and keep you down so they can feel fulfilled within themselves.

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Be careful indeed! This is a really deep one. Most of the people we call friends are in truth, our greatest enemies. Sometimes it is better to stay alone than have fake friends.

My life is a typical representation of all you have said. I have friends but I always expect the worst from them. Life is too fleeting to allow foxes rip you bit by bit.

Trust no man but yourself! Enemies are all around, disguising in sheep clothings. The earlier you walk in the consciousness of this, the better.

This made me have a deep rethink of my life and the people I keep around me. Thanks @olawalium 💯✨

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Someone said watch out for your friends and not your enemies because at least you know your enemies don't like you but with your so called friends, you would let your guards down and they would hurt you more. That's the one that breaks people the most because it's from unsuspecting individuals.

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Watch your friends. They come unsuspecting. What inspired this was the story a friend told me about how good she has been with someone and the slightest opportunity the other person got to drag her down...that person did.

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I'm glad this forced a deep thinking. We all need to take a moment to pause and rethink about our decisions because most people would turn on us at the slightest opportunity they've got.

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Hi @olawalium ,according to what you say, you have to be careful, analyze, look people in the eye, there I will see what they carry in their soul, I have always thought that the priority in this life is yourself, the rest is the rest

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Analyze people and study their content before feeding it to your soul. Thank you so much my friend and I am more than happy to have you here.

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This speaks volume. This spoke the heart of many who have been betrayed by those they never imagined despite giving their all to them. We make the mistake of not looking out for ourselves sometimes and it always come back to bite us. This is well laid out and beautiful.

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Thank you so much. I am happy to have you here too and I appreciate your deep understanding of the poetry and the appreciation of it too with your comments all over.

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Be careful and watch out for yourself because in the end, you are all you've got.

I loved this poem as always friend, as we say in my country, you have to have eyes on your back, many people act very good when we are with them but when we leave in one way or another they destroy us, may God deliver us from those people who are strategically good to us, when in reality we are genuinely good to everyone, we have to take care of ourselves and not give everything away all at once, great writing friend ♥

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That's human beings for you and it's sad, really. Thank you so much for this brilliant input. I enjoyed it and I love reading your comments as its natural and relatable.

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My friend I write it from experience, because I have lived that in the flesh but in the end everyone looks out for their own benefit, they want to see you well but not better than them, hugs my bro =)

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Whatever I do to change myself I still fall into the trap of people who betray me. I don't know whether it is luck or I am just a stupid fool lol. Very well written, keep up the good work!

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You are not a fool. You are just too trusting. Someone said fool me once...shame on you but fool me twice, shame on me. You just have to learn and be firm because people would always take advantage and their words are not always sincere.

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