Trapped
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(11-29-2011, 05:55 PM)grannyjill Wrote:  Trapped

I’m an extra
rhubarbing my way I'm not sure I like the use of slang here. I think such language works better when being comic, presenting a character or writing intimately about oneself. Could just be a personal thing.
through a scene from a Noel Coward play Very good line. Insightful and witty.
this is my life
no-one knows
I’d win a Buddha look-alike game Why would no-one know this?
my brain doesn’t wave
it shakes its fist
my face shows no trace
it remains still I really like these last four lines. They convey a sentiment as old as the hills in a flowing and original way. The brain shaking its fist behind a still face is a powerful image.

Does no punctuation detract or add anything? Does my rhyming - ditto?
Are there too many I's and my's? All suggestions gratefully received
As this is a free verse poem with short lines I think it would work best without punctuation. All my feedback is JMHO, of course. Thanks for the read, grannyjill.
"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
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Trapped - by grannyjill - 11-29-2011, 05:55 PM
RE: Trapped - by billy - 12-15-2011, 04:01 AM
RE: Trapped - by Philatone - 12-15-2011, 10:31 AM
RE: Trapped - by heslopian - 12-15-2011, 09:37 PM
RE: Trapped - by rbl - 12-16-2011, 12:16 PM
RE: Trapped - by Wildcard - 12-19-2011, 12:59 PM
RE: Trapped - by grannyjill - 12-19-2011, 05:05 PM
RE: Trapped - by Wildcard - 12-20-2011, 12:13 AM
RE: Trapped - by Erthona - 12-20-2011, 05:24 PM
RE: Trapped - by grannyjill - 12-20-2011, 06:40 PM
RE: Trapped - by Erthona - 12-20-2011, 07:22 PM
RE: Trapped - by grannyjill - 12-22-2011, 05:54 PM
RE: Trapped - by Erthona - 12-22-2011, 09:16 PM
RE: Trapped - by grannyjill - 12-23-2011, 04:42 AM
RE: Trapped - by Erthona - 12-23-2011, 09:11 AM
RE: Trapped - by grannyjill - 12-24-2011, 03:16 AM
RE: Trapped - by Erthona - 12-24-2011, 05:02 AM



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