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Same Old Story

I’ve had my heart broken many times before; 
Been beaten down and battered – trodden into the ground
Men have called me names, have shattered my fragile ego
It’s happened so often I no longer feel anything but dull resignation 
I am used to being treated like dirt you see; 
Like a body without a soul..
But God, I didn’t expect it to happen this time – 
I really thought that you were different
You, with your soft eyes and revolutionary tastes
I thought there would be none of the usual mind games and manipulation
Just the comfort of two kindred spirits bound in nocturnal naivete 
Gently fumbling for each other in the dark...
I thought that you might be kinder
With a diamond heart to offset your black hair
And that stained and baggy band shirt
But of course dreams don’t come true – and if they do they’re skewed
Like every other man you turned your back on me
And threw me out into the cold wastes of solitude, 
The rejection stamp bold and livid upon my marble brow
And babe, heartless to the core, you didn’t even say goodbye...
Just muttered false promises into the suffocating dark
Giving me false hope that this could be something more...
Huh – I should have seen the poisonous lies dripping from your forked tongue
But hindsight is always twenty/twenty they say – 
And I wish I had never laid my poor adoring eyes on you

By George, It's the Same Old Story

The American Revolution describes the process whereby one George was replaced by another

Though Jack has climbed his beanstalk,
Saint George his dragon slain,
Gulch-Mammon lives on happily
And myriad is his train

His belly is enormous,
Yet full it ne'er will be.
The moment luncheon's over,
It's time to start high-tea.

Gulch-Mammon's teeth are millstones
Whose grindings rarely cease.
His slightest indigestion
Is menace to our peace.

And every time he sneezes,
Things worsen, though they're bad,
And every time he belches,
The Richter Scale goes mad.

Perchance he bored with eating,
He starts to smoke and fume.
You'll always know his whereabouts.
Just watch out for his plume.

His home is just palatial,
For gold is everywhere.
His rest-room seat is golden,
A thing most choice and rare.

No one knows for certain,
The income that he draws.
Whatever you are making,
It's vastly more than yours.

There on his vast plantations,
Some kine are thin, some fat,
And many laws and statutes
Did little to change that.

Are Jack and George just sleeping,
Or are they in his pay?
Whoso may know the answer
Seems disinclined to say.

Same Old Story

Tradition rules all
The ways of society 
Change, nowhere in sight


Same Old Story

same old story as ever told before
girl meet boy they fall in love
two months later shes with his buddy harry 
hasnt this tale been told enough

wreckless smiles cloud a misty hallway
as our hero walks into her deadly trap
chained to a cross as she taunts him with his best friend
as the ground crumbles beneath his feet

mother please will you wake me from this nightmare
lock me away far far from here
dreams become useless at a certain distance
like a crosshair on a gun

same old story as ever told before
girl meet boy they fall in love
two months later shes with his buddy harry 
hasnt this tale been told enough


just the same old story


just the same old story
© Matt Doe  Create an image from this poem.

Same Old Story

When Linda Hand met Peter Hyde
Friends believed she would be his bride
Without any dough
Love melted like snow
And then - brokenhearted - they died.

Premium Member Same Old Story

Ebony took her jack-o-lantern and sat on Cauldron Hill.
She was Old McWee’s familiar, so she knew she could be still.
The silence of the night boded well for the Eve of Halloween.
Ebony’s magical powers assured her she would not be easily seen.

The wind was just strong enough to flicker Jack’s candle a bit.
Ebony watched a wolf pack go by, she held on to her sit.
The leader of the pack did not sense her, but his wife was fey
She turned and smiled her teeth at her as he led the pack away.

In the distance Ebony could sense the children getting ready for bed.
Among statutes of ghosts and witches, and some devils of an ugly red.
Jack-o-lanterns flickering. Their moms came in for a good night kiss.
Old McWee came toward Ebony and asked “What did I miss?”

Same ole story, Ebony said. Like every Halloween from 1933.
They are singing the same tunes, running the same direction, you see.
There are some new cartoon costumes, of which I am not aware.
But it is the Eve of Halloween, so there is still magic in the air!


The Same Old Story

Everyone, surely knows,
after the war, 
over the lost blood will the peace be restored 
even though it is an enormous pain
it will be shown a great reward and gain

Same Old Story

This is the same old story with a few new tears 
We've all heard it before so who cares? 
We've all been here so this isn't new
This is the same old story but with new tears 

We've all been here before But I still feel like I'm the only one
Give your all to a girl and she leaves you the lonely one
Wish I didn't give my all to this girl who couldn't even give half back
All of my future loves will have to accept that I come with scars attached 

I used to blame myself for falling short
Until I realised I was chasing someone who didn't want to be caught
I was forced to let go of what I wanted to hold most
I thought we were on the same page but I guess I didn't understand what was wrote

No one understands love more than someone who lost it 
Put my heart in the hands of a girl who squashed it
No such thing as the perfect words if the person doesn't want to hear them
I made a mistake and broke myself by trying to repair them

Even my worst nightmares couldn't imagine this
That I'd be stabbed in the back with the same sword I slayed the dragon with
By the very girl I fought to save
Now everytime I hear her name I feel the impact of the blade 

I'll repair my broken pieces and come back stronger and better
Starting to realise I deserved better that's why I didn't measure 
I'll overcome the tears, Heartbreak and accept the ending 
This was the same old story, but now it's time for my new beginning
© Alex Duffy  Create an image from this poem.

Same Old Story About Things

https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/other_one_and_a_half_percent_of_the_time_1419322

Wonder why her comments function is turned off.
This seems to be same old story about a lot of things
© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.

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