Analysis of One piece at a time
Oh hello dear do you need a moment of time?
I can steal it from whats left of my life.
I’ll make a deal with the man in black,
Just please hand me that knife.
I’ll cut you a piece of this bleeding heart,
Just throw it away when your done.
Don’t worry when I’m falling apart,
I learned a long time ago how to run.
Oh hello sweetheart are you in pain,
I can shoulder that so you can breath again.
I need nothing in return it’s just a little stain,
It’s just a little piece of this bleeding heart friend.
I’ll give you the strength you are lacking,
I’ll keep all your secrets till the end.
I know all your stress keeps stacking,
But stay with me tonight and I’ll teach you how to bend.
Oh hello angel is the hurt too much,
I can splint and mend your broken wing.
For as long as you need I can be your crutch,
Here is my soul it should lessen the sting.
I swear I can heal you with just one touch,
I can be your antidote, your everything.
The hurt you feel now could fade away,
Let me show you what I could bring.
Oh hello darling are you feeling like saying goodbye,
I can give you the last breath in my lungs.
I can make sure you will live forever and never die,
And only remember me as a ladder rung.
That you climb to a better love,
Away from this car wreck of our lives.
My wishes for you are hidden in these lines,
I am spiraling every day and night into a crash drive,
I will do anything to make sure you feel fine.
I will destroy ever part of my heart and soul,
And use it to save you one piece at a time.
Scheme | ABXBCDCD EXEFGFGF HGHGHGXG IXIXXXXXXXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101111101011 1111101111 110110101 111111 1110111101 11101111 110111001 1101101111 10111101 11101111101 1110001110101 110101111011 111011110 111110101 11111110 1111010111111 1011010111 111011101 11111111111 1111111001 1111111111 111110110 011111101 11111111 1011011101101 1111011011 11111110100101 010010110101 11110101 0111111101 11011110011 1110010010101011 11110111111 110110111101 01111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,549 |
Words | 347 |
Sentences | 19 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 11 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 289 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
About this poem
Sometimes in life we believe we can save others but at the cost of destroying ourselves
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Written on September 07, 2022
Submitted by Jonsims66 on September 07, 2022
Modified on April 28, 2023
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