Long term

Live Dibela 2004 (East London)



When I said I'd take a bullet for you,
I meant that.
When you asked me what I wanted,
And I replied loyal and honesty
I meant that as well ...
Because I'd rather my flesh bleed,
Than my heart,
At least then I know, I won't be drowning in self doubt and misery.

About this poem

When a person let's their insecurities cloud their judgment ,and that person and up emotional hurt the same person they adore. This poem is in the perspective of the person that got emotional hurt.

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Written on October 02, 2020

Submitted by Livendlebe86 on July 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFGD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 255
Words 53
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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