Gaslight



You must have a heart made of steel
To deny to me what I feel
That you don't understand what was the big deal
Telling me to explain and relive the painful Ordeal
Just for you to tell me I don't know what is real
I know what I went through sounds so Surreal
Even while living it, it felt so Unreal
Forgetting the truth would have been ideal
I was too ashamed to want to squeal
But just like the bruises, the truth was hard to conceal
Your so disrespectful to pretend it's a shocking reveal
Stop trying to make up a believable appeal
Your denial of the truth is rather puerile
Accept what you did and deal
Please stop this hamster wheel
I know you know what is real
So show me some respect for how I feel
And allow me the chance to heal

About this poem

I wrote this after an argument with my bf

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Written on April 10, 2023

Submitted by Jordaneg5614 on April 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 738
Words 150
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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