05-29-2014, 11:24 PM
First of all, really like this. I especially like the lines, "I've spilt myself all over the pavement...", only... I think 'spilt' isn't actually a word? Not sure if you're going for the colloquial-esque sound or if you meant to say 'spilled'. Also, I like the short lines, creates kind of a nervous feel to the piece... but some of them are maybe inappropriately short, in my opinion, like I haven't finished breathing in and then someone comes and tells me to exhale. I've bolded the ones that I suggest maybe compressing into one line...
(05-29-2014, 10:39 PM)expiring_touch Wrote: Spring scented lights
fill up the sky, [.....] spill over
the roof into my glass --
I’ve spilt myself all over
the pavement, too,
red wine and all, shy nods,
and obscene swirls
with a stranger. He tied
red leather bracelets
to my wrists
before I disappeared
back to the twilight.
I’ve never realized ---for some reason, the use of "I've" here seems awkward. I might suggest simply "I", or "I'd". The verb tense seems off, like you moved into the past tense and then switched back into present perfect suddenly.
how loud it can be -
the strike of keys
on the piano.
Your hands
along the
seams,
undoing
