Analysis of Part of me wants to die

Ariel Johnson 2003 (Maryland)



And Here I am
standing over a grave that might be my own
My mind split in two
one half, begging the desire to live would find me
Before death sends forth a welcoming hug
Whilst the other half
Eyeing the bottle of pills resting on the countertop
For they might taste of heaven
Deciding if the blades my razor holds may find more comfort in my skin
If this lighter was meant to burn through my flesh
And not to flame candlesticks
And since I cannot seem to differentiate between my two selves

I plead for you to come in time to save me
 For one of my two halves is in desperate need of help


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Poetic Form
Metre 0111 10100111111 11101 1110001011111 0111101001 10101 1001011101010 1111110 10101110111110011 11101111111 011110 011101101001111 11111101111 1111111010111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 601
Words 129
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 235
Words per stanza (avg) 59

About this poem

I wrote this poem because a part of me did want to die, poetry came in time to save me, this is my outlet when I feel as though everything is crashing down with me at the center of it all. This is my safe place.

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Written on January 05, 2022

Submitted by arielelizabethj on June 30, 2022

Modified on March 10, 2023

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Ariel Johnson

I am a Maryland Born, Florida raised, Wisconsin living college student-athlete at UW-Madison. I am a tennis player by day, passionate poet by night. more…

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