 Post 2003-08-11 . chapter 1 Ouch
Scathing.
There seems to be two pairs of stanzas, matched up
with each other. The first and third represent a
state of physical being and beauty. The second and
fourth represent stability and domestic tranquility.
Nice job on the last few lines to shove all that back
into the symbol being spoken of.
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 Molotov 2003-08-10 . chapter 1Well, this seems pretty straight-forward: the speaker(s) are jealous of those with a more guided path in their life, those who have their futures mapped out, those who have who they are and who they will be made up in their minds.
The second to last part is intriguing:
Wish I were you
Do you
Wish I were you
I don't
So the speaker wishes they were this person, and asks if the person wishes the speaker were them, but then the speaker says they don't wish they were.
If that made any sense.
And the last part:
Does that hurt
You back
The speaker asks if the person is hurt at the fact that the speaker doesn't want to be the person.
So the poem is about jealousy, envy, that sort of thing.
Or that's how it seems to me. |
 Mista Mugs 2003-08-08 . chapter 1like the way you contrasted the aspects of the first two stanzas in the the last two, showing how those lifestyles can be both blessed and cursed. The writer's voice in this once is bitter and full of tears which makes for a great tone.
The ending...I don't know, it could do with a it of tweaking. I think that the flow of this poem shouldn't be broken like that. It takes away from it, albeit, very slightly.
You could almost finish with this stanza:
"Wish I were you
Do you
Wish I were you
I don't"
It gives a nice wrap up to the poem because the start reflects the first two stanza's and the end reflects the last two stanza's.
But still, great job. The writer's voice is exceptionally strong in this one.
Cheers. |
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