Through The Glass

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I throw a rock and the mirror breaks.
I cannot stand to see my face,
My hideous heart is now stone cold.
The air is like a wispy ribbon,
tying me down onto the ground.

Through the glass mirror I see what once was,
Someone beautiful, more than just a girl.
But does it matter ? I do not think it does.
They put me away, but it seems that I can still break.

Even though, through the glass, I can't see my face.
Pain is beautiful, when you feel pain you know you're alive. -Criss Angel




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Hi,

The rhythm here is really great. I love the sound and flow of the piece, especially the half-rhyme in the first two lines. The last three lines are very good and I love how you isolate the final line-it makes it very powerful.

The only thing I'd change is;
"The air is like a wispy ribbon
Tying me down onto the ground".
The internal rhyme of "down" and "ground" is great, but I think the rest of it flows a bit bumpily. I'd try reading it aloud. Also I think "wispy ribbon" is a bit weak. I'd try for something more specific.

Hope this helps,

Jas
"Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise."
-Maya Angelou




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I like the feel of this poem. Especially the first line.
I throw a rock and the mirror breaks. I cannot stand to see my face,
The emotions are very true and it makes you think. Very awesome!! I definitely appreciate this poem. Keep up the good work! :)
Not with things as they are, but with things as they might be and ought to be.
-Aristotle



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