Analysis of Beautiful Boy



I am in love with a beautiful boy
Who holds me like I am temporary
And somehow, as if by divine intervention,
He is in love with me as well.

His touch is featherlight
To his lips, my skin is morning dew
I’d fall apart if only he’d let me
But his fingers lock firmly, not a drop of me is wasted

I am clumsy, rough, and desperate
I want nothing more than to crawl into his skin
To tear open his flesh with the points of my teeth
And taste him in every corner of my mind

I am in love with a beautiful boy
And I’d mold his beating heart to mine
If only to feel that he is alive
And to ensure that he remains that way


Scheme Abxx ccbc cxxc Axxx
Poetic Form
Metre 1101101001 111111100 0111101010 11011111 1111 111111101 1101110111 111011010111110 11101010 111011110111 111011101111 011010010111 1101101001 011110111 1101111101 0101110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 624
Words 137
Sentences 2
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

I wrote this poem after a particularly sweet date with a person I miss very much. It's true what they say - you never forget your first love.

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Written on June 14, 2022

Submitted by lorren.isabelr on October 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Lulu Bear

I was born in a small suburb in south Jersey, but these days I'm trying my best to navigate college with my dreams intact. Poetry is something I'd love to make a career out of. more…

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