You're Made of Stone, Not Water



I'm tired of you,
Treating me as if I'm a child,
Do this,
Do that,
Oh, and don't forget to smile,
When your around others,
Act as if your problems don't exist,
Kiss and hug folks,
As if your not at all pissed,
Hold tears back,
Because you're made of stone not water...

About this poem

The silence of childhood trauma.

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Submitted by EricaC on January 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGHGIJ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 268
Words 63
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

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  • Sho.zen
    Sho.zen
    Break the fort, and overcome.
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