Starting over
Here I sit with my glass of wine
Thinking of all I left behind
Married once, twice engaged
With each one I saw rage
Never one to be caged
I ran without looking back
Always leaving everything behind
I guess I was afraid to speak my mind
A glimipse of the future with each of these men
Away I ran, never to look back
I am not timid, quiet or shy
Mistaken that way, I don't know why
Confrontation and anger, I never wanted to see
Never to hurt, or be unkind
I would run, just to unwind
These men never hit me, there was no fear
It was my mind they would attack
so I ran, never look back
Why they felt the need I did not know
I guess they knew I wouldn't fight back.
So here I sit alone again
thinking of all the things I left behind.
Just to start over again
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Submitted on November 14, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 156 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
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