Left On Read Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: A B C D E F G H I J J D K L J M N I O P O P Q| Left on read | A |
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| It hurts | B |
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| It s silly but it does | C |
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| There was nothing ever there nothing ever lost | D |
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| Just a bridge built halfway and only time was the cost | E |
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| And now I sit alone as I always was | F |
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| Nothing changed yet pain remained as my soul degrades | G |
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| You re being ridiculous I tell myself This will get you nowhere | H |
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| It wasn t her fault it wasn t mine it just wasn t meant to be | I |
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| And yet still I sit here feeling pain all the same letting my life slip away as fail to keep the dreams at bay | J |
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| I m writing poetry for the first time over a decade like I m some year old goth kid crying because she didn t feel the same way | J |
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| It s ridiculous I tell myself again even louder You re still alive your heart still beats its not like all is lost | D |
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| This isn t like me I don t do this I m not the somber type | K |
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| I usually just laugh and continue through the strife | L |
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| I m privileged I know that very well I have friends family a roof over my head and that s more than most can say | J |
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| Yet I m still writing this poem with stupid tears in my stupid eyes not moving on as I m unable to even try | M |
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| I should take some time practice self care that s what they all preach | N |
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| But I can t but I m not but I don t | I |
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| Then I realise that for a long time before I even met her | O |
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| There was a hole in me that I couldn t fill myself | P |
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| Did I just want validation Did I just want to feel better | O |
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| I loved her I did But I didn t love myself | P |
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| This entire thing was one sided unrequited and the hole remains | Q |
Charlie Slater
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 10/14/2025
Poet's note: Wrote it like a year or so ago when I was a bit depressed. Didn't like the idea of sharing it back then but now, looking back on it, I thought it was too funny not to.
While that mentality be the reason I'm uploading now, the feelings I felt back then were very real (as cringe as they may be). But I suppose, that's really what this poem means to me in particular. Not something to be observed in a vacuum which, unfortunately, you will all have to (Sowwy ;) ), but rather a reminder of how I was back then, an indication of how far I've come, and a possible glimmer of hope that I can still grow further.
So enjoy!
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