Analysis of Was it really love

Jamie lee 2009 (Grahamstown)



He was once a she
They are now a he
Hey eyes
His good byes
A smile as dangerous as hers is where the darkness lers
You weren't a he but a she
The bee stung
You grew
I flew
The room covered in red
You were in my very own bed


Scheme AABBBACDDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 11101 11 111 01110010110101 11001101 011 11 11 011001 10011011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 223
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 171
Words per stanza (avg) 52

About this poem

A short poem about a break up and a complicated situation that involves transgender,mental health,self harm and sexual assault

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Written on August 28, 2023

Submitted by timmjamie101 on August 28, 2023

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