Distrust and Courage

I wrote this as an experimental paragraph form of poetry in class. It was a way to vent out how much I hate trust issues (not that I don't have them myself) and the way to beat them. It is about taking a chance with trusting someone and letting them in.

Distrust looks everyone in the eye. She knows and is best friends with jealousy and guilt. She’ll try to show you she is good to you, she’ll keep you safe, but when you let your guard down, she’ll call her best friends to show you up. She lurks in the dark around your loved ones, dissatisfied with what you say. She’ll follow you home every night, sitting on your shoulder telling you what to do. She’ll wrap herself around you and the last thing she gets is your heart. Distrust chases away the people you want to know and the ones who previously knew you. But if you find Courage you will be able to look Distrust in the eyes. You’ll be able to say you don’t want her around anymore. Courage can be the one showing you how to withdraw her grasp from your heart or he can be the one whispering to try again tomorrow.