Why is love so cruel.
These ears
have heard a thousand lies.
These lips
have breathed a million sighs.
This heart has been hurt
countless times.
Fragments of glass lay on the ground
once so fragile, but now I'm broken.
Words unspoken
all I ever wanted was your happiness.
I tried to trust
I so longed to believe in impossible love.
You walked over splintered pieces
the remainders of my heart.
You tore our love apart
I can't give you any more.
You made your bed
no tears I'll shed.
I can not cry any more
you took me for a fool
Why is love so cruel.
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Submitted on December 19, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 508 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 11 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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