It does prove a very good point, however, "emo" is short for "emocore" which is a genre of music. Not a people.

I have several things to say. I shall start with the not so scathing things. Firstly, I agree with you on how stupid people who "wallow in self pity" are. I know people like that, and I just want to kill them sometimes. But then again, I used to be one of them.

However, I have found from my experiences that it was just growing up. Cutting and all that **... however perverse it may seem, I'm glad I went through it. I was actually made fun of and belittled when some of my closest friends found out. But I'm not the same person anymore. I was thirteen and immature and I'm not saying I'm wise now or anything... but my point was that 1) not all emos cut and 2) not all cutters have a jolly old life - no cutter has such a life. why the ** would you be cutting?. Most of the time I didn't know why the hell I was doing it.

As for emos just wanting attention, well, I think I'll always be like that. I'm extremely self centered. As you can probably tell from the obscenely long post xD

It was a good poem though!

I feel like somethings missing from this review. In conclusion: Good poem, bad generalization, I am an attention **.

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I thought this poem was well written even though i don’t agree. I don't think it's exactly fair to generalize all people who cut themselves. A lot of them have gone through real pain and hardships(Some worse than yours). I think it's for relief. It's how they gain solace. Like people who smoke, drink, abuse loved ones, etc... I'm not saying it's right to do any of these things. Doing things such as these can be a person's way of escaping their problems and the real world. People who cut themselves could also be very insecure and sensitive. They can be hurt by little things. I'm also not saying that they have worse problems as other people. The whole "emo" stereotype and label it's how it is on the outside.

You don't even know what you are talking about. I have been treated like crap, and pushed around by people like you, and this is what you have to say about us.

I LOVED it. I agree on the ideas you've put up. It seems nowadays people just go for it because it's a trend, a style; not an attitude like punk (that's my opinion, at least) is. Most (attention-**) emos don't even have a clue what emo stands for and whom the original emo bands were (ie. Jawbreaker, Fugazi, Circle Takes the Square, Rites of Spring, etc).

Anyway, great work. =]

I never really thought to look that deeply into the 'emo' trend that seems to be taking over today. I loved these lines the best:

"why not think of another?

the child in Africa
the child on the street
the abused mother
the dying father
the little girl who lost all
the teenager succeeding through grief…
the real heroes of life who realise,
that moping and cutting
does not make you tough."

That hit home. It doesn't even really apply to just emos (except for the last two lines). I mean, who are we, with food to eat and places to sleep, to be complaining and saying our lives are horrible, when compared to a lot of others in teh world, we're not? IT reminds me of hte movie I just saw this weekend, "The Pursuit of Happyness." (And if you've seen it, you know why happiness is spelled that way). =)

I can see your point, trendy emos can be really irritating. Since the definition of emo varies quite a bit, I know people who identify as emo but are quite different than this, but I know the type of emos you are talking about and I agree with most of the things you said.

I loved this. I completely agree. As far as stereotypical emo goes, I can't stand it. There's another kind of emo - the real kind of emo that people don't really know what it is. The term "emo" was originally intended to be short for "emotional," and I feel that term applies to me. I have strong emotions and show that in my poetry, but not like wrist-slitting, the world is a swirling vortex of death and blood and destruction. Although I have to say, I do know this one emo kid who writes good stuff. But that's beside the point. The point is that this was great, I love it. Wow, longest rambling review ever? I think so :P

... that is really good.
i mean, if you had just bitched about how much you hate emos then you would have just annoyed a whole lot of people, but instead you were elloquent about it, and factual.
you really got your point across.

Interesting subject matter! Perhaps the content can be delivered more subtly to achieve a greater impact, instead of simply laying it out word for word. Other than that, it's quite a refreshing piece. -salt.

Well written, with a great point. I found the lines, "it’s the drama, you crave the sorrow and attention of others." to be especially truthful and well said. Great job with this piece, keep writing.

wow. i really liked that poem coz it really touches the truth. The style and format really helped to emphasis your idea. you see all these people wallowing in their own sorrow and thinking they have it tough, when they are all just wanting the spotlight..even for a few seconds. but great poem!

Firstly, thank you for the review!

This is very well written. As another reviewer said, the title gave me the impression that it would be a more light hearted piece, however this was hard hitting and brutally honest.

I know also, that sometimes it is difficult to be sympathetic towards people who don't seem to have problems or complications in their life, but who are always complaining about something. But sometimes, you may not be aware of the whole story. There could be more to it, and what may not be problematic for you could cause some horrible heartache for others. I too, have been through some hardships, especially in the last year or so.. and I'm doing my best to rise above everything and get on with my life. But it isn't always easy, and going through what I've been through has helped me understand just how easy it is for people to fall apart while trying to deal with everything that life throws at them.

So although I do not entirely agree with the content of the piece, I think it is very impressively written.. and because it is written so well, it definitely has persuasive power.. so that reading it almost convinces me to agree with everything you've said. & that is definitely a sign of excellent writing.

I think in the title you meant to write 'AN emo' rather than 'Nobody Likes AND Emo'. The title is a bit obvious and kind of childish - nothing at all like the poem. The poem is very hard-hitting, with some very brutally honest ideas. I like 'dirty lace and bloodstained wrists' - but only 'cos I'm an emo. :) Nice one.

I guess this makes it kind of full circle that I should review this, but here I am. I really like the presentation of this poem and the style. It kind of runs, skips, and plunges, which seems very fitting for a poem of this subject (if that made sense...). Word choice-quite lovely (meaning good; I use strange words sometimes). Separations and repetitions-very good. I really just do like the structure and stuff.