Once we spoke with ease,
Sharing our truth with hearts open,
A time when trust was strong and clear,
And lies had no place to start.

Then came a quiet shift,
When eyes grew sharp, voices lost meaning,
A promise forgotten,
And kindness left with nowhere to go.

Neighbours whisper in the streets,
Doubtful to each comment heard,
Contracts written in thin air,
No weight to any single word.

Faith, once traded man to man,
Was scattered like loose grains of sand.

Shadows linger where light thrived,
Suspicion blooms where trust has fled,
A world adrift in what’s unsaid,
Wondering where the truth had gone.