It Won
It keeps me shackled in ropes and chains,
constricing my every move.
I want to get up and run to you,
but I'm forced to stay still.
I see you walk away from me.
It won't let me go.
I'm bound and gagged in spite of myself.
You go through the door.
I wonder why you don't come and help me.
Can't you see what it's doing?
The door closes behind you and I begin to cry.
Then, I realize the truth.
You can't see what's happening to me.
I won't let you.
I'm ashamed for letting it do this,
So I withdrew from the world.
You got tired of waiting around for me.
It did what it wanted to do.
It caused me to push you away.
I let it win and I lost you.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XX AX BX XX BX XX BA XX BA XA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 623 |
Words | 136 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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