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Dysfunctional
October 12, 2009
We were so wrong,
That we made it right.
We slept through the day,
And only talked at night.
We never told the truth,
We only lied.
We always laughed,
When we should have cried.
We were never bland,
We had to add spice.
We were always naughty,
But rarely nice.
We used the words hate,
Instead of using love.
We fell into a ditch,
Instead of rising above.
© Lucie C., Chatham, NY
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KaraleeB said...
on May. 1 2012 at 8:08 am
This poem had a lot of nice use of oxymorons. the words were contradicting each other, but the sentences themselves made sense. There was a lot of good use of figurative language.
writingandwondering BRONZE said...
on Mar. 18 2012 at 8:03 pm
Great Job! I love your word choice, very well writen! This really gives a new twist to poetry about relationships by showing the fairy tale ending doesn't always happen! Good use of repitition too! Keep up the good work!:)
Posiedensheartbreak SILVER said...
on Feb. 3 2012 at 7:58 pm
I just got out of a really distructive relationship and this poem just summed it up for me
EternallyMe03 SILVER said...
on Jan. 12 2012 at 7:47 pm
Great and totally relatable poem- I really like the ending and how it sums everything up, yet still leaves you wanting more. Beautiful job.
JuneTaz said...
on Dec. 22 2011 at 3:47 pm
This poem is cool because it describes the bad in a relationship, and that line "We only lied" is relatable to. Thanks for taking out the cheesiness connotated with love! 8-D
ThursdayAngelus said...
on Dec. 22 2011 at 9:43 am
It was very well written, and i liked the way you used the repetitive beginnings for lines, it really helped drive the feeling of the peom home. Over all, it was really emotional, and i liked it alot.
TaylorJade BRONZE said...
on Dec. 22 2011 at 8:52 am
Wow. This is just like my crazily messed up and barely functional relationship. It is insane. People just don't understand the half of it when I say, 'It's complicated.' Haha. (: anyway. This is amazing! You did a FANTASTIC job with it! (: I love it!!!
NightGoddess17 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 21 2011 at 8:15 am
i love the honesty of this poem! it's very powerful
SwagGuy101 BRONZE said...
on Dec. 21 2011 at 12:20 am
I like this a lot it reminds me of my own, could you please look at mine and give me some advice if you can.
Lola_Black GOLD said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 8:23 pm
I love it! Very honest and beautiful. To tell the truth, I thought it was about a family at first.
foolish_dork GOLD said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 11:05 am
this poenm is beautiful and plain out honesty and simple <3 it !!! i hope you continue writing poems
foolish_dork GOLD said...
on Nov. 29 2011 at 11:04 am
indeed...agree with ya as well
TaylorBreanne PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 25 2011 at 8:02 pm
I really like this. I could really relate. I would love to know what you thought about my writing, so please check it out ! thanks !
