Broken

Dave nunley 1969 (Alaska)



What did I do to make her hate me?
Was it our time in Texas, or in Nikiski?
Was it things I did or things I did not?
Was it the times I drank, or when it was pot?

Help me to see where I went bad
So I won't repeat it again and make you mad
It kills me that you just don't care
And keeping that from me just ain't fair

There are no rules in love and war
Forty-five years our love is torn
You walked away without a shout
You tore my heart without a doubt

Moving on is hard for a man like me
Day by day, forever is all I see
My sons have left me alone to cry
My heart beats slow, I'm soon to die

And in the end my life I've lived
All my heart I tried to give
To those I've loved and gave life to
I love you guys always, thank you.  

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Written on February 05, 2022

Submitted by Cmr on May 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBB CCDD XXEE AAFF XXGG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 733
Words 172
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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