Analysis of Boy X



I’m sorry, Boy X.
I know I was selfish, rude, inconsiderate.
I know I pushed you away,
I know I stopped talking to you,
I know, I was stupid.

I’m sorry, Boy X.
I wanted to save you from the pain.
From my pain, my misery and sorrow,
To save you from myself,
I know, I was wrong for you.

I’m sorry, Boy X.
I know I should have been more kind, more caring, more careful.
By saving you I broke my porcelain, my skin,
I broke myself to free you from my grasp,
I know, I was near dead.

I’m sorry, Boy X.
I know I avoided you for a week straight.
I avoided you like the plague,
I wouldn’t even look at my phone when you tried to text me,
I know, I should have answered.

I’m sorry, Boy X.
I owe you a real explanation.
You said I avoided you, and I said, “Yes I did”,
I was harsh because I was scared, scared you would see the mark on my neck,
I know, I should have told you.

I’m sorry, Boy X.
I should have told you, but I was scared, I was weak and fragile.
I wanted to save you from my sadness,
From my pessimism,
I know, in a way, I did.

I am sorry, Boy X.
But at least now,
When I see you,
Passing me by like a stranger in the halls,
I know, without me, you are happier now.

(For Boy X, may you live a long and prosperous life.
 Even if I can’t be in it.)


Scheme Abxcb Axxxc Adxxb Abxxb Axbxc Adxxb aecxe xb
Poetic Form
Metre 11011 11111011 1111101 11111011 111110 11011 110111101 1111100010 11111 1111111 11011 11111111110110 110111110011 111111111 111111 11011 11101011011 10101101 11101111111111 1111110 11011 11101010 1110101011111 11101111111101111 1111111 11011 111111111111010 1101111110 11100 1100111 111011 1111 1111 10111010001 11011111001 1111110101001 10111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,314
Words 310
Sentences 23
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 114
Words per stanza (avg) 33

About this poem

This poem is about loving someone so much you push them away to save them from your mental anguish, hoping that without the writer, Boy X will be happier.

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Submitted by aoibhinnoneill2007 on November 07, 2023

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