 FSS 2009-02-12 . chapter 1 Forgive me, but I'm a bit slow at understanding poetry, though I enjoy reading it (to an extent anyway). If I type something odd or something that doesn't make any sense, consider it an amateur’s mistake. But as for the actual review…
I’ve reread this piece quite a few times in order to post a worthwhile review. We all have our days when we ask what cannot be answered. I myself wonder like this sometimes, but I don’t dwell upon it for too long because I enjoy a good laugh more than anything.
But that’s me, and this is a review of your poem. I can’t quite explain, but throughout the poem, you do a good job of keeping up the “confused and melancholy” theme. I sense it in each line. Your use of the invisible wall was a well thought out technique too. I can really picture what the character is feeling. And then the ending lines gave the poem a nice kick at the end. I thought it was tight… However (since I’m somewhat of a grammar nut) I don’t quite see how line 15 is correct. Shouldn’t it be: “Even if I can not see it,” or is this some sort of poetic device I’m unaware of?
It seems like your character is asking for advice, so I figured I’d throw in my two cents. Though the days, minutes, and seconds blur together, there is always the option of seeing clearly again. When you ask yourself a question that you can’t answer, you have two choices: you may sit still and continue asking yourself questions, or you may forge your own answer. When asked: “Who are you?” you should define yourself. Tell yourself you are someone that makes a difference and that you are someone important. Don’t fool yourself into thinking you aren’t. Everyone is important in some way…
Well that’s what I think anyway. You can draw your own conclusion if you want. I look forward to reading your story and any future works you have in mind. Keep spilling the ink!
-FSS (might know me better as anonymous) |