They knew the attack was coming
& exploited it to steal our labor,
Our attention,
Our kindness
& pervert it into violence,
Turn us into grunt slaves.
Fool me once,
#Naivete.
Fool me twice:
I must be a fool.
Fool me three times,
No fooling:
It's fraud, extortion, espionage, war.
None's fair.

#vss365

Was it naivete that caused you to not recognize signs of such a specific invader? Bored from more resources with a lack of imagination.
You lay broken on the floor of the ship as its pelted by pieces of itself.
The invader left their feed on so you can see them on a team.
#scififri #vss365 #naivete

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a toddler

laughing, running

imagines she can

reach the horizon

#naivete

He bought a tonic
from a tangerine salesman
who promised it all.

#vss365 #naivete #haiku

Easily led, my
Naivete at the time
As addiction fed.
#vss365 #naivete #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
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#vss365 #MicroFiction #Horror

I once mistook the attic noises for settling wood, a perception born of #naivete. I know better now. 

The noises returned tonight, carrying a rhythm too careful, too sinister to dismiss.

She thought back to her first time—the #naivete was scary. Her preparation that she thought was superb, was shit.

Now, she lined the car trunk with plastic—no errant DNA in her auto.

“Champagne, dear?” She stirred in the pulverized powder and came back to the room. “Your favorite.” #vss365

Here’s my response to the prompt #naivete - thanks to our host of #vss365 Verde Mar @tetrametracall1.bsky.social

Photo by Masjid MABA on Unsplash

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In a garden where whispers dwell,
Seeds of "I will" find their place to swell,
#Naivete sows with hands of trust,
Each hope a bloom, some turn to dust
But Naivete assumes all is well.

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#vss365 #naivete

Someone bumped into me on a tight bridge: "Oi!" he shouted, in a bespittled Estuary accent, "Watch it, you cu..."

A moment later, as he tumbled backwards over the railing into the canal below, I saw that he might have been starting to regret his naivete in insulting a stranger.

"Sholmes, pub's peanuts have vanished"

"Geriarty was here?"

"Yes, displaying complete #naivete"

"What excuse did he give?"

"That eating entire bowl was merely...quality control"

"Apprehend him,Hatson.Before he audits the crisps"

"Too late.He's on his second sample"
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I'm an incredible joy to be with, and there's no one around to claim otherwise. Avoiding prolonged human contact fosters a wonderful naivete that expands my already fertile love of myself. I really like having me around.

#vss365 #naivete

Budding spring blossoms
Season of naivete
Nature blushes pink

#vss365 #Naivete #Haiku

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She can only be herself.
It's a kind of #naivete.

They can only be other people.
It's a kind of duplicity.

She wonders: whose story is this—
the Jack, or the Fool?

#vss365 #naivete

Oh how we love our Mastermind
Our quizzes on our TV shows
How clever we must be
Watching the 1%
The Chase or Jeopardy
Perhaps that hardest question
Who wants to be a Millionaire?
Wheel of Fortune
And the Price is Right
They are kindnesses
For our inert TV captivity
And our naivete

Perhaps it was #naivete
to ever think that yesterday
our troubles could be far away.

#vss365

The dog stared at her with a kind of #naivete as people walked past it. Some of them lowered a hand to pet it, and were promptly ignored. "The smell of my sweat, eh?" Amy asked it.

Inside the salon, the man was making a scene. It was quite a change from the club suite. #vss365 #writing