They ask me:

Why are you so cynical?

Why are you so heartless?

And I tell them

When I was six, I gave

My trust

My heart

To my family.

Because blood is thicker than water.

But they

Mocked my trust

Tore my heart

Till it bled.

Then, when I was thirteen, I gave

My trust

My heart

To my friends.

Because even though water is thinner than blood,

Water is solid when it gets cold.

But they

Betrayed my trust

Crushed my heart

Till there was nothing.

So:

Fool me once,

Shame on you.

Fool me twice,

Shame on me.

I will not be fooled thrice.