My Tears Are Made of Chalk - 2nd Edit
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(02-19-2013, 08:48 AM)Michelle311 Wrote:  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: -- The first line/title thing has already been discussed, I'm just going to add my vote in favour of changing it

My tears are made of chalk
Children wait for me to cry so that they may create rainbows on the driveway -- you don't really need "that"
Rain washes them away before the colors have returned to my face -- I would suggest "return" rather than "have returned", it's more active
My skin is made of vegetables
My kids will lick my arms and hands but only if I make them
Meanwhile I give new meaning to the term - vegetative state. -- love these lines!
My hair is made of fireflies
Each strand shines brightly in the night with a beer on every split end -- beer is absolutely the best for split ends -- but this also adds a little sense of relaxation, like your hair is a social occasion
In the morning they are captured and pinned amongst fragrance free sheets
My fingernails are indestructible
I baby them like they are my future sons and daughters learning to drive in a Hummer.
When they brake, I cry tears of joy, and they stare at me incredulously. -- I'm not convinced that "brake" as opposed to "break" works, I'd leave it as a sound pun rather than changing the spelling to make it too obvious
My chest has moved in with an elephant
He leaves his dirty clothes in the living room and never does the dishes
My chest tried to leave him but there is always such a thin line between love and hate -- I might be tempted to break the line after "him"
My stomach is full of ash
I can’t do anything about it. I tried to swallow a fly.
Perhaps I’ll die.
A poem of two distinct moods that really tie together beautifully. It's not a style I'd employ myself but I find that you do it quite well for the most part, and I do love to see something different! I'm very much looking forward to seeing more of your work and ideas around the site.
It could be worse
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