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What I Could've Said

May 22, 2026

"Nick." "Nick!" "Nick!!" I heard my name across the loud room, But when I look to see who calls, All I see is you. Brown, short curly hair, Beautiful brown eyes. An Ex. An Ex of mine. "Leave me alone, manipulator." What I Could've Said, But yet, I can't seem to get the words out of my mouth. "Hey, Marcial." What I did say instead. I used to love you. Do I still? No, No. I can't. Can I? He was faking everything I knew. Tricked me into thinking I loved him. Then left because I "cheated", Though I never did. But he can't hurt me anymore. Right?

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Deeply personal, autobiographical encounter with ex-lover; minimal abstraction.

Multiple layered ideas: encounter, doubt, history, betrayal compressed efficiently.

Predominantly negative: hurt, manipulation, betrayal; some uncertainty tempers darkness.

Escalating opening calls, internal tension; restrained delivery undercuts potential intensity.

35 lines; falls in 31-60 range, upper-mid length poem.

Minimal metaphor; mostly declarative. Some dialogue formatting adds texture.

Pure lyric internal monologue; first-person emotional processing, no narrative distance.

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