Broken Promises

Belinda Richmond 1979 (Chicago)



I BELIEVED your LIES,
and HUNG on every WORD,
You PROMISED to be TRUTHFUL,
is what my SOUL HEARD, but
in REALITY, they all were LIES,
PROMISES WERE BROKEN,
and I don't even know why!!!
I tried to UNDERSTAND as
I WEEP, and I CRY, figuring
 what to do as these DAYS GO BY,
You PROMISED to LOVE ME,
and that YOU REALLY CARED,
I YEARNED for your LOVE,
but you were NEVER THERE,
YOUR BROKEN PROMISES has
DREW US APART,
DEALING with the PAIN of
a BROKEN HEART,
IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON,
IT'S BEST THAT WE PART,
AS THIS LEADS DOWN A ROAD
 to a BRAND START!!!!!


B.R.
Date: 10/9/2023
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Written on October 09, 2023

Submitted by belindar.65825 on October 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXAXBCXBXXDECFDFXFXF EX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 584
Words 137
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 22, 2

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2 Comments
  • alanswansea18
    I will take this one too.
    LikeReply4 days ago
  • Matthew_Mernagh
    Great poem, Belinda! It's very touching and I totally feel for you! Take care!
    LikeReply2 months ago

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