Betrayed Again

Angela Crabtree 1982 (maine)



I can feel the sting of tears in my eyes
Betrayed again
I can feel the pain surge through my body
Betrayed again
Words getting caught in my throat
Betrayed again
Can't shake the feeling of being used again
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Written on November 16, 2011

Submitted by angelac.31848 on September 10, 2013

Modified by davidb on June 07, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBcBdBb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 199
Words 39
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

Angela Crabtree

Angela Crabtree is a woman in long-term recovery who started writing in 1996 as a form of emotional release. She uses her life experiences as inspiration for pieces. Angela believes in her ability to draw you into the emotion behind the poem. Angela believes in giving back to her community by advocating for those who need it. She is a member of the MaineMOM Advisory Council. She has done Training with Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Behavioral Health OPTIONS (Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach, Naloxone, and Safety) program. Angela is a mom, aunt, sister, daughter, student, and more. She believes in helping professionals understand the disease of addiction and how it works. She has faced stigma and unfair treatment in active use and recovery. Her passions are photography, writing, spending time with her family, and art. She continues to display integrity despite the stigma she faces. more…

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