Nightshade

First I'll go over spelling, grammar and wording. A dark shadow haunts you. It knows your adress. (address) It's been watching you undress. (I would get rid of the contraction ...

Overall, I liked this poem. Your imagery was very effective, and as Ben said, it made me feel like I was in the poem. Your rhyming did a good job ...

This was a really interesting piece. The way it played out was almost stream-of-consciousness, but it was far more poetic than any SOC piece I've ever seen. The combination of ...

I enjoyed this poem a lot. It has an interesting flow and does a great job of being both poetic and meaningful. I typically don't like rhyming in poetry, but ...

I really liked this poem. It has a lot of very interesting ideas and its structure and style are very unique. I especially liked how you opened it. The tone ...

I almost completely disagree. Sex has been demonized for hundreds (or thousands) of years without good justification. It's sad that people would call it disgusting when in reality it is ...

I liked your metaphor and how you developed it. There were also sections that flowed very nicely and reflected the water itself, as Niki said. However, you broke your rhyme ...

Like seeminglymeaningless, I would definitely suggest breaking this poem down into smaller lines. Also, look through your poem and see how many times you used the word "I". Your sentence ...

I liked the style and imagery you employed in this piece. The idea of a back-alley murderer being a metaphor for a heart-breaking boy is pretty interesting. The first stanza ...

This poem paints a very cool picture. You have a lot of good imagery and unique description packed into a very short poem. The last two lines felt a little ...

My life was over from the beginning But then my eyes saw you (these first two lines are a bit sappy and cliche) That simple and yet mysterious smile I ...

I really liked this. Your imagery and style are very unique and do a great job of capturing and holding interest. The only place I really have any criticism is ...

I like where you're going with this, but it needs some work before it can be a really effective piece. Try sitting down and thinking for a while about exactly ...

This poem didn't really work for me. It seemed to get so lost in its own misery that it forgot to say anything. This section particularly confused me: I'll beg ...

I thought this poem was nice, but not really exceptional. It was well worded and held my interest, but I had seen it all before. I did like the second ...