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  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: delinquent love

    It wasn't actually a "bam" because the rest of the poem was not "bam." It has to be a recursive pattern, or a build-up, which made the ending much less ...

    Jun 24, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: different skies

    I'm not a fan. Sorry, but it had no point, although some good images. The second to last line is just...ew.

    Jun 23, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: brother

    It isn't about my younger brother. It's about my older brother who committed suicide when I was 9.

    Jun 23, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: on poetry

    My point is proven.

    Jun 20, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: It's Alright

    Your metronomical device was very good. The rhythm was perfect. The subject matter, however, is a different story. Try to be a little more original, as this reminded me of ...

    Jun 15, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: anonymous red rose

    And people knowing who you are is really just succumbing to the machination. Not wanting people to know who you are is also a part of the system. Meh. Rock'n'Roll.

    Jun 8, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: postsuicide

    I've long known real life was not as powerful in words as my imagination.

    Jun 7, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: faith

    Yeah. It's for our very own faith (i.e. Whitney)! Heee. Anyway, the Unicorn bit was in reference to one of her previous poems where she said that if you still ...

    Jun 5, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Corduroy Summers

    Too vague for me to understand it. This is a poem for you, and as such, only you can give yourself reasonable critiques. It didn't move me like it seemed ...

    May 28, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: crashing tears and there are no more smilies left to give...

    FUCK graduation r.i.p. eric I see the stars that are clear, have been dead for years, but the idea just lives on. I love you, but angels don't hear the ...

    May 28, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: SOS

    :snicker: Well, the ballerina thing is...a joke, inside one, of course. And the title, SOS (Ship Out at Sea) is supposed to make some kind of vage reference to a ...

    May 27, 2005
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: untitled

    Well, I'm glad this poem wasn't for me , granted that it could be (I'm at 103! wootwoot!). Anyway, I already told you my thoughts on what to fix.

    May 24, 2005
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: The Golden Strata: Chapter 1 /P

    Hahaha. No, it's okay. I already noticed them, but the thing about Marketplace -> Mar etplace is sarcasm about the faded out cloth (i.e. some letters don't show up.).

    May 23, 2005
  • Short Story » Romantic, General Re: the last dance

    Likewise, maybe you and your friends are just really superficial. I've long suspected everything we say is somewhat cliche and therefore there is no real character "development" to be had.

    May 21, 2005
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: Dante's Divine Comedy

    :raises hand vaguely: Dante was a nutcase, and excepting Inferno, the rest of the "Comedy" sucked. This would be easier to discuss on AIM, so...yeah. If you've got it, IM ...

    May 19, 2005


As a former (and rather excellent) liar herself, Aru knew that, sometimes, speaking the truth felt like wrenching a thorn out of your side. But doing the opposite meant pretending it wasn't there. And that made every single step ache. It was no way to live.
— Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality