Analysis of First Love



You walked into my life like a breath of fresh air,
But soon I realized, you were much too tough to bear.
You were my first love, first girlfriend,
But our relationship was toxic, it had to end.

You were controlling, manipulative, and demanding,
And I was naive, young, and understanding.
I thought I could change you, make you see,
But you were too broken, and too damaged for me.

It was a rough lesson, but is was one I needed to learn,
Toxic love is no love at all, crack! It's a fire that will burn.
I had to let go, move on, heal,
And most importantly I needed to find someone who’d love me for real.

Now I’m much wiser, stronger, and more prepared,
For the ups and downs of love, no longer am I scared.
I know what I want, and what I deserve,
And I won't settle for less, because now I have the nerve.

It was a rough lesson, but is was one I needed to learn,
Toxic love is no love at all, crack! It’s a fire that will burn.
I had to let go, move on, heal,
And most importantly I needed to find someone who’d love me for real.

Even though it may sound like I hate you,
I want you to know I forgave you, even if you never loved me too.
You'll always be in my mind, and in my heart,
Always my first love, and the one who tore me apart.


Scheme aabb ccdd EeFF gghh EeFF iijj
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 110111101111 111101011111 1011111 1100101101111 1001001000010 011110010 111111111 110110011011 110110111111011 1011111111010111 11111111 01010011011111111 11110100101 1010111110111 1111101101 01110110111101 110110111111011 1011111111010111 11111111 01010011011111111 1011111111 111111011101110111 1110110011 111100111101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,278
Words 283
Sentences 15
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 39
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 155
Words per stanza (avg) 42

About this poem

It is a poem about love, a first love that almost everyone in the world has. A love that's one sided, that shapes us to love better.

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Written on June 07, 2023

Submitted on June 07, 2023

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CJ Bayles

A highschooler from New Jersey who doesn't much care for poetry, but wanted to give it a shot. more…

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