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Abuse

Shari Sullivan 1967 (Arizona)

I made a fool out of me
Eyes starry but littered with debris
You let me do it
Unlikely culprit
I admit
Where is my protection
Withdrew
Didn't know I needed protection
From you
From you

There is no excuse for your abuse

My mind can't comprehend
The lightening switch
From enemy to friend
So it detaches
And separates
Your alternating love and hate
Leads to the facade
That there is no God
No God

There is no excuse for your abuse

Why deny why deny why deny why lie
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Submitted by lightandloveforall on May 04, 2021

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Scheme aabbbcdcDD E fxfxxxggg E x
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 442
Words 90
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 10, 1, 9, 1, 1
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