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Not Today

Jonathan A. Lacey 1987 (Texas)

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You said "You love me"
      But you don't,
You told me, "I wasn't hidden"
      And I was,
You think I'll stand for it
      Nope, I won't,
You promised you'd stay
      You broke that,
You called my cell, lying
       I hung up,
You plead for me back
      Oh, f*ck that.
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Written on May 22, 2024

Submitted by Lacey,J on July 20, 2024

Modified by Lacey,J on July 20, 2024

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Scheme ABCDEBFGHIJG
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 273
Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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Jonathan A. Lacey

I'm a single father of 3. I've been writing since 2004 and have over 490 poems so far. I was adopted at 15 years old and from there love, I found mine in poetry. more…

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  • Ruthmahogany
    Ruthmahogany
    Can't listen to the same old tales without flipping. One day, taking the lies come to an end, you can see through it all.
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • Abbykesington
    Abbykesington
    Great poetic dialogue...
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • Abbykesington
    Abbykesington
    You bring the dialogue to life
    LikeReply2 months ago

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