Over — Summary

BrieAngry

Guess what ? I'm done . This is over . I don't miss you and I don't think I ever did . I just didn't want them to prove me right . But I'm done . Playing your games Going at each others throats over and over again just because we're both too stubborn . And mostly letting you control me . Because I don't even like you or love you anymore. I just needed to be right .

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Brie's "Over" is a breakup announcement, though the speaker seems to be talking as much to themselves as to the other person. It opens with a blunt "Guess what?" and a string of flat statements: I'm done, it's over, I don't miss you. The tone is tough and a little defiant.

But the poem keeps circling back to "I'm done," and that repetition makes the confidence feel shaky. The real confession comes in the middle and at the end. The speaker stayed not out of love but out of stubbornness, wanting to avoid proving other people right and, finally, just needing to be right. The endless fighting, "over and over again," was really about pride.

The mood is tired, angry and honest. There's relief in finally letting go, but also some embarrassment at how long the speaker let the other person have control. The plain, unpolished language, with its short lines and the lack of any decoration, makes the admission feel raw and believable.

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