The Truth
Mary Helen Trujillo 1987 (Colorado)
I used to see perfection in your selfishness
I used to see our future in your abandonment
I used to see my soul in your entanglement
I used to see my world grow dark as you came and went
Now I see the loneliness, as you poured, I drank
Now I see time as limitless with your presence blank
Now I see my spirit anew, so far gone from our youth
Now I see, it’s all so clear, now my eyes see the truth
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Written on February 20, 2023
Submitted by mtrujillo7587 on February 21, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 403 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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