08-21-2013, 09:54 PM
Okay, suicide note. This has some good potential.
I'd be tempted to rename the poem to something more evocative. Maybe modify a line of yours that I like:
Exits Through My Fingertips
Then you could start with:
into the pen
Some more comments below:
Best,
Todd
I'd be tempted to rename the poem to something more evocative. Maybe modify a line of yours that I like:
Exits Through My Fingertips
Then you could start with:
into the pen
Some more comments below:
(08-21-2013, 08:54 PM)TheWall0912 Wrote: I writeJust some thoughts to consider.
the only thing I can think of.
My thoughts hidden inside my head,
unable to make their way
onto the paper
that loved ones will read.--I'd like less step by step and more halting delivery. For illustration only this could be: These thoughts loved ones will read. The opening you currently have could be compressed to something like this. There's a little too much filler/redundancy at the moment in my opinion. The poem could be tightened for better effect.
As I write,
I feel all my pain--Rather than generic pain go for something more specific
exit through my fingertips--I like this image
and into the pen.
My words
dripping, in the form of ink,--I don't think you need to add the "in the form of ink" I think dripping implies blood and that should be enough here. The rest of this works for me.
onto the paper,
staining it black.
I write,
"Goodbye."--nice ending
Best,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
