Some things never change

Some things never change.

Even though it has been years.

 

Im still the same.

You haven't changed.

 

Why do we do this to each other?

Why do we rip each other apart piece by piece?

Why do we feel the need to make the other hurt?

Why do we rip each other apart piece by piece?

Why do we do this to each other?

 

You haven't changed.

Im still the same.

 

Even though it has been years.

Some things never change.

 

Author's Note

Thought I would play around with formatting a bit... whatcha think?

Reviews

[SoLongAndThanksForAllTh..]

This poem reads as something of a study in the kind of defunct relationship that so many people find themselves in.

As the author says the formatting is an important part of this piece. This isn't merely restricted to the graphology but also to the content which both begins and ends with the acknowledgement that neither party in this relationship has changed. The poem literally reflects back on itself - perhaps hinting at the endless cycle of abuse this couple subject themselves to.

The way in which the narrator includes so many interrogatives in the third stanza suggests that there is always regret after each altercation. Maybe this leads to reconciliation every time and perhaps that is why the couple are still together?

Despite the simplicity of this poem (which always helps to make a poem sound genuine) the mirrored structure makes this a very commendable write.

[Jeremy Baker]

I like this format, and the message. A relationship can be over years before people part.