You Better Be Ready
You better be ready
How do you stop it?
How do you numb the pain?
How do you end the sorrow?
Why have I been betrayed?
Behind four falls
I hear the screams
I see the cracks
And yet why can’t I be set free
I see the sun set
I see the moon rise
But even then
I am trapped inside
You promised me a life
You said you would wait
But then why?
Why were you not by the gate?
Like a bird
I am trapped
In a cage
Where you should have sat
How do you stop it?
How do you numb the pain?
How do you end the sorrow?
Why have I been betrayed?
But do not worry
For soon I will be free
And then my dear
You will have nowhere to flee
About this poem
It's about a girl who's boyfriend promised her everything and whenever he got into trouble she took the punches. But when things went to far she got sent to prison in his place and from there she plans her revenge.
Written on October 27, 2022
Submitted by janiquemeyer2006 on November 29, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | a BCDExxxaxxxxxfxfxxxxBCDEaaxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 622 |
Words | 153 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 28 |
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