Stop looking at me like that

[Skye]

Don’t you THINK I know? -- I don't think the caps adds anything to the piece 
How alone I’ve been?
How alone I am?
Even when you’re home?

Rocking on the bathroom floor
Back and forth back and forth
Manic laughter primal sobs -- I like the idea of this line, maybe try difference descriptions.  As now, it sounds a bit cheesy.
I WATCHED myself lose it

Don’t you THINK I know?
How bad it is?
How far I’ve fallen?
Everything I’ve lost?

Grieving into the silence
Screaming myself numb
My toes were frozen on the tile   --I like this stanza
I SAW my crazy eyes reflected  --again not sure about the use of caps.  I don't like the use "crazy eyes"  maybe something like " I saw foreign eyes reflected"

Who the hell was there?
Whose arms wrapped tightly
Around my shoulder blades
In the dark at 3am?

A very chaotic piece, which is part of why this poem works.  I can only imagine what the speaker has gone through.    However, with its chaotic nature, I think a bit of meaning is lost.  Maybe try to be a bit more descriptive or even add some more stanzas, but just enough not to reveal a full image.  I think that's another pro of this poem is that we are left to wonder what happened to the speaker and come to our own conclusions.   

-Nick

Thanks so much for the tips! I'm definitely considering everything.

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Don’t you THINK I know? Get rid of the full caps. Also, I'm not sure why the other person would be more aware of how alone you are/feel-- of course you know
How alone I’ve been?
How alone I am?
Even when you’re home?

Rocking on the bathroom floor- I'd rework these first two lines, or reverse the order
Back and forth back and forth
Manic laughter primal sobs
I WATCHED myself lose it -  sounds like a dissociative episode--  as if you were out of your body, seeing this happen

Don’t you THINK I know?
How bad it is?
How far I’ve fallen?
Everything I’ve lost?

Grieving into the silence
Screaming myself numb
My toes were frozen on the tile
I SAW my crazy eyes reflected

Who the hell was there?
Whose arms wrapped tightly
Around my shoulder blades
In the dark at 3am?

It's always super hard to convey emotional extremes, especially when in the midst of them. There's so much anger and sadness here,- I'd like to know a little more about the source. Who are you talking to? What have they done...or haven't done? If you can find a way to give the reader some reference, as to why you're feeling this way, I think it would help make this piece more relevant.

Thank you for commenting. I was going for a dissociative feeling in that one line. Grateful for the help.

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Don’t you THINK I know? The capitals here don't work, for me.
How alone I’ve been?
How alone I am?
Even when you’re home? I don't think every line needs a question mark.

Rocking on the bathroom floor I'm not sure who is rocking etc - the 'you' or the narrator
Back and forth back and forth
Manic laughter primal sobs
I WATCHED myself lose it Tense change

Don’t you THINK I know?
How bad it is?
How far I’ve fallen?
Everything I’ve lost? Again, no need for all the questions marks

Grieving into the silence
Screaming myself numb
My toes were frozen on the tile
I SAW my crazy eyes reflected Uneasy change from present to past - was that intended?

Who the hell was there?
Whose arms wrapped tightly
Around my shoulder blades
In the dark at 3am?

Hi Skye - I like the sense of strangeness that comes from your poem. I'm not sure who you're addressing though, whether it's another person, or your divided psyche. I'd like to read this with more punctuation added, and minus the caps at the start of every line.

Thanks so much for replying. I'll consider everything as I work on it.

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Not sure the title really fits the poem. If the poem were characterized as a psychotic love poem, then the title would be a "borderline" title. So they are a bit at odds. Of course the speaker seems to try to make the reality larger than it really is (unless there really is a psychotic break occurring), but overall it is indicative of some sort of grief (as a further line confirms) in someone who is still young enough not understand the process and so pushes away comfort while at the same time holding on to it.
If that is what is going on, this seems a very clear rendition of that sort of situation. So the clarity of the vision is good. However that is all that it is. It really doesn't go beyond this superficial rendition, or exhibit  any deep awareness or insight into the event, that is to say there is but one layer of the poem no matter how energetic it is.

Certainly there are many positives to take away from this piece and there is more than a hint of some talent here.

Best,

dale

Thank you for taking the time to comment and for the advice. I think I understand what you mean and hopefully I'll be able to improve.