Analysis of A poem about a character played by Timothée but not really

Sean-Tay Williams 1994 (Spanish Town)



Beautiful boy, I wish I could save you
for all your broken pieces, I wish I could mend you
that ache that lingers in your chest
the silent cries that burn your throat
I wish I could embrace you
I wish I could fix all the cracks that plague you Beautiful boy, for all the sorrow you knew, I wish I could save you


Scheme AABCAA
Poetic Form Sestain
Sestet 
Metre 1001111111 1111010111111 11110011 01011111 1111011 1111110111110011101011111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 316
Words 68
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 41
Words per line (avg) 11
Letters per stanza (avg) 244
Words per stanza (avg) 64

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I’ve met a lot of broken boys in my life, this for them.

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Written on April 24, 2023

Submitted by Seantaywilliams on October 28, 2023

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Sean-Tay Williams

I don’t know if I’ve earned the title poet, but I’ve always found solace in my pen. My dream is to one day string a series of words together that mean something to someone, other than me. more…

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