It was you



For years and years I tried to find myself
But I couldn't find me
I couldn't find me because I am a lost sheep
I don't know who I am
I used to blame myself for that
But not anymore,
I am not the one at fault
You are the one
Together with yourself, you took my identity with you
I am nobody
And it's all your fault, father
Now I am just an angry black woman
Because of you
It's you
It's all your fault

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This poem is about how I felt about my father for neglecting me

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Written on August 31, 2022

Submitted by lephoromosetsanagape on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIBJHIIG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 401
Words 87
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15

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