Worth
I say I am sorry
but I don't know what I'm sorry for.
The last time you looked at me
I felt topless and wrong
because some kind of insult
fell from your lips
and my worth shattered
as you threw me.
Now I'm not the sorry one.
My clothes are pinned
my worth is made new.
He kisses me in the darkness
and holds me as I cry.
He touches the scars
that you put there
and he says I am perfect.
About this poem
This poem is about going from an emotionally abusive relationship to a much healthier one.
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Written on July 20, 2022
Submitted by neuroticone13 on July 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 390 |
Words | 91 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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