Struck By Lightning

[Simatong]

Oh, yes. I have read the rules and understand them well. I posted this to see what the reaction would be. Nothing more and nothing less. If people like it, great. If not, oh well. While I expected criticism, I hadn't expected criticism the likes of yours. Yours had a certain bite to it that carried the clear implication that it wasn't the same caliber of poetry that you enjoy. That's fine. I hear your criticism, I analyze it, and I move on. I write what my heart tells me, and at the end of the day, that is what a poet is meant to do, at least that's how I feel. If you want to maul it, feel free to do so... See the body, rip its guts out and tear apart what's inside.

...as I said, your response determines where this piece, and even perhaps where you,as a poet, end up I will leave it in Mild for the time
being. By the by, if you ONLY write what YOUR heart tells you to write you are using the wrong organ...judgement comes in many layers but on this site we try VERY hard to critique the POEM not the poet.
Best,
tectak

Good to know. Thank you