Red Ink (Revision)
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(12-31-2017, 12:51 PM)ADUnser Wrote:  Red Ink

Can't come up with the words that I want,
every ounce of creativity has left my head.  // check the foot before 'creativity'.  fix this stressed syllable in your meter and this line will read much better.  Try a pyhrric.  
Among all the stress and anger,  //  same here with metering.  add 'of' between 'all the' to carry the flow better.
I begin to write in red.

I don't feel it anymore, I guess I lost my touch.
The feelings are there but I don't know what to say.
Do I keep trying or just give up?
I doubt I'd be able to show it to you anyway.  // consider rephrasing this in a different way; eg "its a labyrinth you couldn't begin to fathom", or you could go for the surreal.  

When I put my pen to the paper,
I get nothing but a blank stare.
There's no more vision in my eyes or mind,
only hate there.

For so long I've been lost in my disbelief.
Even in a friendly face I could only see hate,   // Be more concise here
but now I understand I was my own fall.
I only wonder if it's too late.  // could be posed as a question.  "is it too late?" it brings the reader in better.

I'm tired of looking around and seeing I'm alone,
but it'll never change with so much anger in my head.
Honestly I don't know what to do,   // not a fan of this line.  Read this stanza and see if theres something better you could put here.  Rephrasing might be good
and until it's resolved I fear I can only write in red.  // Excellent finish.  
Good little poem about writers block and being unable to express yourself (though isn't a completed poem about the subject a bit of a paradox?) Some poetry techniques, even if you don't intend to write in iambic pentameter or whatnot: This could do you a lot of good to learn. They will help you get a feel for how English flows on its mechanical level. Later, you'll begin to apply those principles to your prosody. I see a lot of potential in this, so keep at it!
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Red Ink (Revision) - by ADUnser - 12-29-2017, 02:08 AM
RE: Red Ink - by vagabond - 12-29-2017, 02:28 AM
RE: Red Ink - by Richard - 12-30-2017, 08:07 AM
RE: Red Ink (Revision) - by nibbed - 01-04-2018, 03:19 AM
RE: Red Ink (Revision) - by Kaily Bear - 01-09-2018, 02:46 PM
Red Ink (Revision) - by ADUnser - 12-31-2017, 12:51 PM
RE: Red Ink (Revision) - by AttnAttack - 12-31-2017, 03:25 PM



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