Why?
Why?
I would much rather
Have my body hurt
Rather than my heart
Why did you let me believe
That this world was kind enough
To give me water for my thirst?
Why did you let me believe
That this world won’t
Drown me deep underneath the thick waves?
Why did you let me believe
That this world won’t
Burn me within a flick of this raging fire?
Why did you let me believe
That for a moment
I could be the sunlight
In this dark world?
- Why?
About this poem
About the cruelty of discovering lies and feeling betrayed from their loved ones from keeping them.
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Written on September 11, 2022
Submitted by jussinamy25 on September 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | axx Bxx BCx BCa Bxxx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 453 |
| Words | 109 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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