So loud you could hear a twig SNAP
There were times i screamed so loud for you
My voice was trapped in hell it’s true
You might as well have been dead then
And taken me with you
My voice was something only i could hear
Screaming so loud you could hear a twig snap
I forgot that my feelings mattered
And it lead me down a dark path
I wonder if you would have taken action
Would i have demanded more
Better? Would i have not wasted damaging my soul
You saw it was violent and awful
Out of control
You bunkered down like it was just another storm to endure
Master of keeping candles handy
Extinguishers in sight
Never knowing when it might be the final fight
The final night
It probably didn’t seem like life or death to you
But you weren’t 3 feet tall and scared of mirrors and shadows
And belts and screams
You didn’t sleep half awake with nightmares in place of dreams
You went to church and expected me to believe the stories were true
But God never saved me
Just like he never saved you
About this poem
A reflection of my past.
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Written on March 17, 2022
Submitted by Kmhaydon86 on March 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A A X A X X X X X X B X B X C D D D A X E E A C A |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 998 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 25 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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