Do not deceive me; let me know it’s done.
I only want to move on with my life.
Don’t leave me thinking you could be my “one.”
You’ve told me that you don’t want me as wife,
why tell me now that loving you’s okay?
Your tender tone and words create such strife.
And if you know how much it hurts, today
you must release me. What I need is space.
Just let it be over, for this I pray.
I need some time, for now I have to brace
myself for life without you near. The fun
is over. Have I clearly made my case?
Do not deceive me; let me know it’s done.
Don’t leave me thinking you could be my “one.”
Author notes
Terza Rima Sonnet (rhyme scheme A(1)bA(2) bcb cdc dad A(1)A(2) ) in iambic pentameter. Intentional variations to meter in Line 9. Line 1 is taken from Line 14 of the previous sonnet in this sequence.
Sonnet 14 of When You Were Mine
2009 July 14
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