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Never Again

I know I fucked up,
That much is plain,
I could blame it on the her,
Or on beer ya see,
But truth be told,
It’s no ones fault but my own,
I didn’t have to give in,
And I don’t know why I did,
It turned me into something,
Something I swore to you I’d never be,
When I committed this treason of  your trust,
I didn’t bat an eye,
It never even occurred to me,
That I would break your heart,
What I’m tryin to say babe,
Is that I fucked up,
Wholly and completely,
I feel like an ass hole,
And babe I know I am,
I don’t expect you trust me,
And I don’t dare expect you to just forgive,
All I can ask is that you don’t just leave me,
And you give me a second chance,
I know you think I’m a total prick,
And I know I deserve it,
But babe I promise I can do better,
I swear it to you here and now,
I will never let you down again,
I would sooner kill myself before I ever disappoint you again,
So in short babe I’m sorry,
So very very sorry,
I love you and I damn sure don’t want to hurt you ever again,
So if you could find it in your heart,
To keep me around,
You’ll find out just what my best is,
I know my sorry ain’t enough,
Not by a long shot,
But keep me around long enough and I’ll prove it to you,
Never again,
Never again.

Zachary J. Eakin     7 - 4 - 2010
— zjeakin, Jul 09, 2010

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Region, Country: Crawford, Colorado

Favorite Poets: Edgar Allen Poe

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poewriter58

15 years 10 months ago

Zach

I see you ask the mechanics of the poem should not be critiqued. Well I won't, but let me say this mechanics are important when writing. Your poem is reading more like an open letter to a loved one. I honestly feel, ok you've written your heart out here and I hope it gives you some release. However where is the poetry in this poem,. You've stated nothing more than has been stated before Suggestion , Try to say it differently. Your words were used ny so many others they are redundant. Let YOUR voice be heard, speak to this lady from you eyes, and words I've tried not to be as harsh as I could have and kept it in mind that you are hurting over the loss of your loved one. Chrys (taken from Lonely Poems list)