Of A Broken Heart



They'll blame the liquor,
Tobacco, or the wild life I led.
Anything to make them feel better,
After I'm cold and dead.

Some will bring flowers,
Others will cry because their sad.
But none will own up to the stress,
They caused by being bad.

The sadness I felt,
When no one could get along.
The times I carried the load,
Because I was the one who was strong.

I'd watch them cheat.
Causing others so much pain.
Too prideful to give up,
My heart bare all the strain.

Everyone was busy;
Seemed way to busy to care.
Selfishness ruled their souls,
And no one would share.

Now I'm tired and weary,
And it's time for me to depart.
They can say what they want,
But I died of a broken heart.
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Submitted on August 24, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABAB XCXC XDXD XEXE FGXG FHXH
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 658
Words 132
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Gary Ferris

Please visit my page on facebook: Poetry by Gary R. Ferris Jr.I have published 9 books which are titled: "The Sabbath Day-The Forgotten Gift", "Beyond Grace", "Above All", "Dark Shadow", "Storms of the Heart", "The Eyes Journey", "From the Inside Out", "Hand In Hand". and "Crawling Toward Heaven". more…

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