What's the reason?

Sargent. 2008 (Nashville, TN)



His Side                                                                         Her Side

She('s)                                                                                 He('s)
lying                                                                                    lying
was all over me                                               was all over me
wanted it                                                                    forced me
never said stop                                         never let me speak
was enjoying it                                                  held me down

We/They                                                                      We/They
were all high                                                         were all high
were having fun                                           having fun at first

I                                                                                                     I
didn't do anything                                    am telling the truth wouldn't do anything she didn't want      was unconscious
don't know why she would lie         was crying hysterically
don't remember that                                    will never forget
am innocent                                                            am a victim

About this poem

I wrote this poem when I was in a dark place struggling with my past.

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Written on July 01, 2023

Submitted by Sargent. on November 24, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XXAAXX XBX BXAXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,301
Words 88
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 6, 3, 5

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