05-04-2014, 04:05 AM
(05-04-2014, 03:48 AM)Tony Short Wrote: I don't feel that I exist Could a comma go here?The poem could use a few more unique images, but it's a quite nicely written little verse about (I assume) isolation and sadness. Thank you for the read
I feel like the slipped disc of a
solar eclipse Amusing pun, and quite evocative.
But because the darkness groans like someone left too long alone, I think "alone" should come after "left", but this is an elegant and powerful line. Also, is the comma needed?
I feel the painful sting
which means, alas,
that I persist
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe

