And so



Back upstairs and living the lie.
It sings in silence, hidden in sight.
I write this as sounds of fun
Leave me broken for what I’ve done.

I know she knows, we know the truth.
But, nothing said, it’s like a roof
That covers loss and sad regret
I don’t know where we’ll go with it.

Before us lies a path that may
Bring us back together one day.
I’m not sure when that day will be
I know I want it to be free.

Free of pretending, free of crap
Back inside the loving trap
That keeps us together
Through come what may.

I hope tomorrow comes today.

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The regret of being untrue to someone loved

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Submitted by chrisbillnelson on May 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAA XXXX BBCC DDXB B
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 558
Words 122
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 1

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