Broken Promises
Kenya Stephens 1995 (Van Wert)
Why do you do that?
You keep building me up with your kind words just to throw me back to the ground.
I believed you again.
Like I always do.
"I promise this will be the last time."
"I promise I didn't talk to her."
"I promise this was the last time."
"I promise I'll change."
"I promise I love you."
Each one made with your fingers crossed behind your back.
Now with every promise a faint smile appears on my face then disappears like my trust in you.
About this poem
To be lied to everyday, I don't miss those days.
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Written on March 15, 2018
Submitted by kenya_s on May 17, 2022
Modified on April 16, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX XABXBXAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 9 |
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