How Long



How long are we going to play this game

Where I do what you ask, feeling like I have no choice but to say yes

While you can't see, let alone care that you are toying with my feelings and emotions

Just so long as you get what you want

It doesn't matter what I want or how I feel

How long are we going to play this game

Where you keep getting what you want

While I am left with the feeling of being used

Left with the fear of being hurt by you in the end

Left with the fear of not being able to break away from you and say no

All the while I remain with the feeling of unhappiness

Which you cannot see, let alone care about

How long are we going to play this game

Where we ignore the disagreements

Pretending as if it hadn't even happend

Pretending that we are doing nothing wrong

As if what we are doing will have no consequences in the end

How long are we going to play this game
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme A x x b x A b x c x x x A x b x c A
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 862
Words 182
Stanzas 18
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Tanya Whyte

My name is Tanya, I am currently living in B.C. Canada. I'm not sure when I started writing, but I usually write about what and who inspires me. I know I'm not the greatest poem writer, so mine may not be the best. But I do hope you all enjoy reading them. more…

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