Baby Steps

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I didn't know what type of poetry this is so I just put it in here! Hope you enjoy!!!

All my life
I've stood still watching people walk past
They had love to keep them going,
But no love came to me.
They always had good times,
But no one ever spent time with me
They always had their friends,
But I was always alone
And now
I have you,
My sweet baby girl
So I'll hold your little fragile hand
And together
We can start walking
In our small baby steps
Last edited by Deanie on Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
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I really enjoyed this piece I thought it was sweet and sad at the same time.
All my life
I've stood still watching people walk past
They had love to push them,
But no one loves me.
This part seemed a little confusing not the meaning of it but just they way you described it, maybe try: "They had love to keep them going,
But no love came to me.

Sorry for the short review but I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed this poem and I thought it had the perfect amount of emotion. Another quick thing I noticed is when you described the child's hand as, "plump." Maybe a different word would fit better instead of plump.
Peace,
Snickerdooly
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If you wanna know what kind of poem is this, obviously it's a blank verse cause you didn't set any rhythm at all. Anyway, let's proceed to your poem. PS. I'll be a little harsh, so it's up to you if you'd consider my suggestions or not.

All my life Honestly, I don't like this line because it's a cliche, and I hate cliche. It does not clearly grasp the concept of the poem whenever someone's using it. It also does not deliver a certain feeling towards the reader, which it becomes bland itself, unless you have a reason why you need to do it. Secondly, you must remember whenever you make a poem, the first line is the serious thing to do. We, the readers, are not only looking for meaningful poem, but how you manage to make it harmoniously. Somehow, you failed in the first line. Try something fresh that could grasp our imagination like "I live by fire, I live by ice"
I've stood still comma here watching people walk past period
They had love to keep them going, What do you mean by that? are you telling me those people love to walk passed by at him, or there's another deeper meaning? Please fix this; It hangs me alot.
But no love came to me. hmmm, good but I suggest you need some stronger words; it sounds weak.
They always had good times, I like this one.
But no onecomma evercomma spent time with me I've put some comma to create an enjambment.
They always had their friends,
But I was always alone
And now
I have you,
My sweet baby girl
So I'll hold your little fragile hand
And together
We can start walking
In our small baby steps period

Okay I'll be now stating facts:
*too much cliche
*lack of punctuation
*lack of imagery words
*didn't use figures of speech
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It was a very sweet poem. 'Baby steps' makes me think of my little sister. Anyway, the emotions you've described in this poem are very clear. They can be interpretted easily and that's a very good thing. I really like the twist in it. From being sad and lonely, thanks to that baby girl, you're happy. So it has a happy ending (nice).
Deanie wrote:My sweet baby girl
So I'll hold your little fragile hand
And together
We can start walking
In our small baby steps

I think this was the best line. The ending was quite smooth and it left a smile on my face. Good writing! :) However, I do suggest you lengthen it just a little be. :)
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