Punishment
Time and time again I self-sabotage
I drink the poison; I eat the dollar bills
I make bad decision after bad decision
to punish myself.
Now, I think it’s time I pour out the wine,
pour out my soul and let go of the pain
because how else will I ever hope to heal
my future when I keep beating myself up
over the past.
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Written on 2020
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 319 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
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