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"THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
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(10-27-2026, 03:52 AM)rbamssy Wrote: "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
it's a grower not a shower
liking it more with each read
halloweeny!
will comment after work
--
The occasion is clear exposition is handled without melodrama. I appreciate the speaker's conversational but conspiratorial tone.
The haunted house grift or whatever becomes an opportunity to reflect on a kind of looming interpersonal anxiety.
Note: should the could/wasn't bits be in present tense?
The ending feels a bit deflatory. People lie.. ok? Now my eyes look down... It feels a bit like it's trying to be deep but it just feels a bit fluffy to me. I'm sympathetic to the speaker's ethos, want a sharper tip to drive the spear.
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(10-27-2026, 03:52 AM)rbamssy Wrote: "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
I like that you can read "What an interesting thought, / I think." as "I think it is interesting, but maybe I'm wrong, and it's actually boring". It sets up some kind of disillusionment at the end of the poem nicely. Unfortunately the last five lines are pretty dull.
After I read "Maybe it wasn't / actually blood;", I half-expect a third, more outlandish/intriguing "Maybe...". Maybe (hah) try adding one and seeing if it gets the poem to a more interesting ending?
I agree with Matsuno that the speaker's tone is nice. It'd be nice to have it pay off a bit more.
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(10-27-2026, 08:18 AM)matsunosuperfan Wrote: (10-27-2026, 03:52 AM)rbamssy Wrote: "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
it's a grower not a shower
liking it more with each read
halloweeny!
will comment after work
--
The occasion is clear exposition is handled without melodrama. I appreciate the speaker's conversational but conspiratorial tone.
The haunted house grift or whatever becomes an opportunity to reflect on a kind of looming interpersonal anxiety.
Note: should the could/wasn't bits be in present tense?
The ending feels a bit deflatory. People lie.. ok? Now my eyes look down... It feels a bit like it's trying to be deep but it just feels a bit fluffy to me. I'm sympathetic to the speaker's ethos, want a sharper tip to drive the spear.
Thank you for the feedback! I've been thinking actually, maybe I should just replace the whole "then I remember...look down" bit with just a simple "is it worth it?" or something similar, what do you think?
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Hi, rbamssy, just a few notes:
(10-27-2026, 03:52 AM)rbamssy Wrote: "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
I like the thought, think, successful bait.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
I'd like a possibility here. Walls full of beehives, some thought if you're thinking.
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Maybe something about how our click is worth the same now.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
"Eyes down" implies shame or embarrassment, if the Narrater is smart enough to think I might prefer them focusing on something else.
Thanks for the read!
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(10-28-2026, 09:20 PM)wasellajam Wrote: Hi, rbamssy, just a few notes:
(10-27-2026, 03:52 AM)rbamssy Wrote: "THE HOUSE THAT DRIPS BLOOD"
What an interesting thought,
I think.
I like the thought, think, successful bait.
How could a house
drip blood?
Maybe there was a
serial killer...
Maybe it wasn't
actually blood;
but then, what would
it be?
I'd like a possibility here. Walls full of beehives, some thought if you're thinking.
These questions all circle through my
mind, and
the $6.99 answers
call me.
Maybe something about how our click is worth the same now.
Then I
remember that:
people lie,
and continue walking but now my eyes
look down.
"Eyes down" implies shame or embarrassment, if the Narrater is smart enough to think I might prefer them focusing on something else.
Thanks for the read!
This brings up a potentially significant worry -
"but then what would it be" uhhh fake blood? It's gonna be fake blood. There's actually not much to ponder here.
So I agree with wasella, probably the poem should do something with that. Since the answer is obvious, the speaker could disrupt this by offering outlandish answers, and these could reveal more about the world of the poem/their state of mind
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