Version 2: You Need Me
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Hey ClaireLou,
I like the overall idea of this poem quite a bit. I'll go into more detail below:

(09-27-2017, 04:57 AM)ClaireLou Wrote:  Say what you wish -For some reason I feel like it should be "want" not "wish". I have no explanation other than personal preference.
for your words mean nothing.
They are simply the foam
that tops my morning coffee
disappearing with each sip. -I like the metaphor of the foam on the coffee for the words. It sums up their bittersweetness well.

Fingers tapping furiously, -How do you know the fingers are tapping furiously?
troll-like senses tingling
as your acid tongue
turns the litmus paper red.

Hiding beind your keyboard,
reaction is your rush,
an andrenalin junkieĀ 
craving your next fix. -I love this stanza. You do a good job describing someone who "trolls" the internet.

You grasp at that
which others do not wish to hear,
cutting at skin
pulling at broken limbs. -This is my less favorite stanza, and I would suggest cutting it because, in my opinion, it doesn't add much to what you've said.

But I wil not rise,
I understand your pain,
a child alone in a playground, -I would suggest ending here. This is a strong image to end on, and the current last line seems a bit redundant to me.
I know your secret.
I haven't read all of your poems, but I've read a few. This one seems like the strongest to me so far. I look forward to seeing where you take this from here.

Cheers,
Richard
Time is the best editor.
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Messages In This Thread
Version 2: You Need Me - by ClaireLou - 09-27-2017, 04:57 AM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by alonso ramoran - 09-27-2017, 05:38 AM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by ClaireLou - 09-27-2017, 06:49 AM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by alonso ramoran - 09-27-2017, 06:52 AM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by Keith - 09-27-2017, 07:38 AM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by Richard - 09-27-2017, 01:08 PM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by cloud - 09-27-2017, 04:21 PM
RE: Version 1: You Need Me - by nibbed - 09-28-2017, 06:25 AM
RE: Version 2: You Need Me - by ClaireLou - 09-29-2017, 09:00 PM



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