How Long
How long are we going to play this game
Where I do what you ask, feeling like I have no choice but to say yes
While you can't see, let alone care that you are toying with my feelings and emotions
Just so long as you get what you want
It doesn't matter what I want or how I feel
How long are we going to play this game
Where you keep getting what you want
While I am left with the feeling of being used
Left with the fear of being hurt by you in the end
Left with the fear of not being able to break away from you and say no
All the while I remain with the feeling of unhappiness
Which you cannot see, let alone care about
How long are we going to play this game
Where we ignore the disagreements
Pretending as if it hadn't even happend
Pretending that we are doing nothing wrong
As if what we are doing will have no consequences in the end
How long are we going to play this game
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 862 |
Words | 182 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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