Analysis of Soul Parting



You have given me something
I can't live without;
The part of you,
That help shaped my life.

I'm trying to be brave,
stop asking me to stay;
Now please don't fall apart,
cos I can't face your breaking heart.

Watching you struggle
With every breath you draw,
The strength in me,
Away slowly, it seems to fade;

I wish you could stay;
Just a while longer,
To have those dances,
To toss some stones.

I want to carry on
like everything will be fine,
yet, seeing you slip away,
all I can do is stand and cry;

I try to think of things to say;
Like your words or your memories;
But they don't seem to help,
As the tears just flow.

Perhaps this is life,
Perhaps this has to be,
I just ask for strength;
To journey through life.


Scheme XXXA XBCC XXDX BXXX XXBX BXXX ADXA
Poetic Form
Metre 1110110 11101 0111 11111 110111 110111 111101 11111101 10110 1100111 0101 01101111 11111 10110 11110 1111 111101 110111 1101101 11111101 11111111 11111100 111111 10111 01111 011111 11111 11011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 731
Words 173
Sentences 5
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 78
Words per stanza (avg) 20

About this poem

I wore this poem thinking about the pain of losing someone dear to death, especially watching helplessly as they pass on.

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Written on March 16, 2022

Submitted by Josparkle1 on September 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Huzzy King

I grew up in a sub-urban area, spending much of my time just getting by life and farming. I later moved to another part of the country to obtain my degree. I enjoy writing poetry and stories alongside my business. more…

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