YOU LIVE AND LEARN

TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



   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
  

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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
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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