I knew
Olando Copeland 2005 (St. Ann)
I knew
I always knew
But who would want to believe that their lie is not true
Why would I want to believe that you could be a Devil too?
I saw the light and I felt the heat
I knew your ways yet I listened to my heart beat
Because I knew
I always knew
I was Superman and You were my Kryptonite
I had it all but with You I could not put up a fight
Yet I knew
I always knew
But who would want to believe that their love is not true
You were the paradise I could spend my long days
Now you are the hell I wish I never faced
But I knew
I always knew
I am a man with a thousand words
But with You a hundred made my days worse
If only I believed that you were my curse
Then I would not be sitting here writing this hell verse
I will never change who I am due to your treason
I will be better and you will never be the reason
But now I know
I know because I knew
I walk between heaven and hell with a hole in my chest
Constantly wishing myself the best
No brakes, I have no time to rest
For time spent with you has become my greatest regret
Because I knew
I always knew
But I did not want it to be true
I wanted it
I wanted it to be You
About this poem
This poem is about knowing that you are in a failed relationship but deluding oneself that the bad things that occur could never happen
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Written on December 29, 2022
Submitted by olandocopeland on October 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aAaa bbAA bxaA axx aAxccc ddxa eeex AAaxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,140 |
Words | 262 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 3, 6, 4, 4, 5 |
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