Analysis of Tea Doesn't Last Forever



This teacup had been empty for so long that it started collecting dust.
After being found in the back of the cabinet, it was washed to look like new.
Now the teacup was ready to love, rather than lust.
So with that in mind, the ingredients for our love were sprinkled into the tea and left to brew.

Our tea was warm and sparkled as if it was champagne.
At last, that teacup has gained what it had dreamt for so long.
But when we took our first sip, you poured the rest down the drain.
That day I learned that tea isn't made to last forever, and anything can go wrong.

You said it was bitter and never meant to be sweet.
What was left of our love, I held in my tiny teacup.
You told me I had to let go, so I watched as it shattered at my feet.
Now I alone, was forced to clean it up.

Our mixture of love was made by using only love, water, and tea leaves.
Those three ingredients created memories that I will forever grieve.


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF XX
Poetic Form
Metre 11111011111100101 10101001101001111111 101110111011 1110100100110101001010111 10111010111101 1111111111111 111110111101101 11111110111010010111 1111100101111 11111011101101 111111111111110111 1101111111 1010111111010110011 1101000101001110101
Closest metre Iambic octameter
Characters 932
Words 201
Sentences 15
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 51
Words per line (avg) 13
Letters per stanza (avg) 178
Words per stanza (avg) 46

About this poem

I wrote this poem about my experience with a love that left me broken.

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Written on August 04, 2022

Submitted by savannahlawson on August 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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