"A silent author may never speak at all." The tone of this line is so gentle and honest. I couldn't help but smile at the thought of my resemblance to such an author.

"I respect you, but I don't agree with you." It's mind-boggling to think that people are so bereft of tolerance these days. Whatever happened to deciding that 'we'll agree to disagree'?

Keep up the good work. :)

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Hmm, well I really like the beginning of this piece. I don't know why but you just chose the right words to start. I'm not so sure about the rest of the piece though. I understand the whole contrast thing between people's opinion but I don't think it came out right. It seems a bit scripted, if you will. But other than that, nicely done!

I liked this because I could relate to the first two lines.

["Some may like dogs and some may prefer the cat,".]
Sounds weird. Why is "dogs" plural but then it's "the cat?"

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"Some may like dogs and some may prefer the cat,"... I didn't like this line for a few reasons. One you say dogs and the cat. Plural to singular, sounded a bit odd. Also it just seemed out of place. All the things you mentioned before were so original and more serious then this, which is such a cliche statement and kind of silly.

Anyway, I did like the piece. It made a great point. I especially like the ending. Your descriptions are great as well. I love the part about the author who is silent.

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I really liked this - it was cheerful and perky and brought a smile to my face. The ending was clever - loved the humor. (You really like dogs, don't you?)

My one criticism is that you use "their" a lot when it should be "he" or "she" - for example:
A singer opens their mouth wide and sings their songs,
Since "singer" is singular, I think it should be "his" mouth and "his" songs. Or change it to "singers" plural.

this definitely touches on an important issue. I like how you kind of alternate from different personalities but it gets a bit repetitive after a while. i really like the ending because arguments do tend to drag on and then you end up repeating your points and it becomes like a vicious cycle of argument then your stuck there, needing to go to the bathroom but not wanting to leave because you don't want to see rude or seem like your running away!
anyways, good job on it, it's got a very good rhythm.

Thanks for reviewing my story (: I love this poem~! I'm not very good with poems myself, but I could totally agree with this one :D

good job (:

Very true. I liked the message.

Very nice! I enjoyed reading this very much, and it's definitely true. What I enjoyed the most was the tone and your view of differing opinions. Basically, everyone has an opinion; we should respect opinions other than our own, but is arguing about them so necessary and important? Good job with this!

Very, very true. You represent the different opinions really well, and they flow nicely. The rhyming isn't forced, but natural. This also has a voice that rings out clearly, especially with the last line.

Favourite verse: "While a silent author may never speak at all."

This is so true. I liked the ending line and how you go from one thing to another. good job

keep writing

You make a lot of good points in this poem and I'll leave it at that.

~SirScott

My grammar sense is tingling!

"An optimistic can find"--That should be 'optimist' and not 'optimistic.'

Man, I wish more people had the sense to believe and practice what you're trying toget across with this. So what if we don't agree? Let's respect each other and talk about something else. Geez.

So true. A good poem... though I can't really find anything either good or bad to say about it.

Agreed. Nice poem.

Thanks for the review!

Rowan.