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meganxkathleen

Drip, drip, drip -- trickles to the floor.
Speak softly, no one listens.
I cry for your blessing, entrapped by contingency.
(It hurts, it hurts)
I had not thought inclination had undone so many.
"Leave me," I scream, my face in my hands.
Shh, shh, shh.
But you are there
Intoxicating, suffocating -- destroy me
(It hurts, it hurts)
I still feel it.

Release me, Father Time
Whatever my lot.
My lips form the words.
A syllable -- two, three;
Comfort in consonance.
You have taught me to speak;
I will be silent.
(It hurts, it hurts)
Teach me poise or poignancy
Summer's last song, meadowlark defeated

I drift into submission.
Elegy, come softly.
I have come undone.

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jonnyrottenwhite
I think this poem comes close to touching upon some great emotional depth. There is something very entrancing about the "(It hurts, it hurts)." You pack a lot of power between those parentheses.

However, I get a bit lost in the some vague aspects. "Emotion trickles to the floor." I know the emotion may be sadness, but let the reader feel the sadness. If you were to take out "emotion" it would read "Drip, drip, drip/trickles onto the floor." This is more effective for me - I feel the emotion without being told that it is there. Instead of an abstraction, the reader sees the scene and senses the emotion. I know it is always a struggle between being too vague and being too obvious, but I would perhaps look over the poem again and ask which words are necessary to reach the emotional core of the poem.

I would also suggest to look at "The walls close in around me." This is a phrase that has been heard in similar context before. Is there a new way to say this? Can you force the reader to experience this? This would be a magnificent opportunity to make the reader FEEL claustrophobic.

Overall, I enjoyed this poem. These are just some ideas that I hope have been constructive. It's easier to make specific suggestions like these on poems that are already quite good
Jonny White , May 24, 2010
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meganxkathleen
Thank you so much! I implemented some of your changes and feel it really strengthened the poem.
Megan , May 24, 2010

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