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The Shadow of Your Memory
0 reviewsIt's just a villanelle poem I wrote one day after a really crappy break up. I know what a typical teenage thing to do right? Haha I hope you will forgive me for falling into the stereotypes and app...
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The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned
This broken heart I truly earned.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
You captured my heart by the hundredth mile.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Now I’m left, ignored and spurned
How could I fall for that charming smile?
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
This chaos of emotion has me concerned.
Quick to love is not my usual style.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Your parting words, “I don’t care!” have left me burned.
I wish your love was more than guile.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
Your acceptance and love was what I yearned.
You loved only yourself all the while.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Done with me, my heart you returned.
I struggled to choke back bile.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
Your final announcement? Our love is adjourned!
I’m left feeling molested and defiled.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
This broken heart I truly earned.
This broken heart I truly earned.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
You captured my heart by the hundredth mile.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Now I’m left, ignored and spurned
How could I fall for that charming smile?
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
This chaos of emotion has me concerned.
Quick to love is not my usual style.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Your parting words, “I don’t care!” have left me burned.
I wish your love was more than guile.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
Your acceptance and love was what I yearned.
You loved only yourself all the while.
This broken heart I truly earned.
Done with me, my heart you returned.
I struggled to choke back bile.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
Your final announcement? Our love is adjourned!
I’m left feeling molested and defiled.
The shadow of your memory is an example of a lesson learned.
This broken heart I truly earned.
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