YOU LIVE AND LEARN
A new victim, cast your eyes on your prey,
A lesson to learn, tomorrow is a new day.
I'm taking back the things you stole,
My life, my mind, my heart of gold.
My heart is broken, my head won't let this be,
The demons of love call out and torture me.
As I lie awake in this empty bed,
My mind plays over the wickedness of your web.
I have heard that love should be easy, a simple
thing,
Instead, it bites, cries, bleeds and stings.
My whole being all twisted up in pain,
I can feel your betrayal pumping in my veins.
You fed me with lies and some affection,
Every move you set me up for the rejection.
I had to rise up from the ashes and fire,
Another heart broken by a bold-faced liar.
You made love look so damn easy,
I had no idea you were at work being sleazy.
I know the wheel continues to turn,
Another life lesson, you live and you learn.
TURBO1904
About this poem
Losing at love. Betrayal, lies.......
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Written on December 12, 2021
Submitted by Turbo1904 on December 13, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA XX BB XX XXX XX CC DD BB EE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 956 |
Words | 202 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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