Broken Promises



Broken promises have an amazing power

They can break your heart and turn good feelins sour.

They can cause eyes that are dry

To become wet as you cry.

When a promise is made it makes a person glad

But a broken promise makes that same person sad.

I wish people would stop making promises to me

Only to break the promise made you see.

If you haven't guessed who this person could be
This person is someone you know well, me.
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Submitted on November 22, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A A B B C C D D DD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 413
Words 82
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2

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