Breathing

This poem was by Carisha Kelsey but has been deleted for possible publication purposes

Riedawriter23 wrote:Never breathe without protection

that is my favorite line from your poem.it is the only one that stuck with me. i had to read it a few times and i still don't really know what's going on. but maybe thats just me. so please write and tell me what exactly this poem was about and what emotion it is supposed to hit and i'm willing to read it over again.

Basically the breathing represents a relationship. It has a lot of fixing up to do so that I can make point clearer.

When I first read this poem, I didn't think it was about a relationship; I thought it was about smoking . Obviously, I was wrong.

I guess the line that most confused me was this one:

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It made me think of cigarettes.

I think you have the potential to use this imagery to describe a relationship, but honestly, I never made that connection while reading the poem. You have a good use of metaphor, you just need to make the point of the poem a bit less vague. If you have any questions or ever want me to critique an edited version, PM me.

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To be truthful, I had no idea what you were talking about until I read your review. Actually, I would have to agree on what elephantwalrus said. It kind of does sound like it could be about smoking, or it could be something about being under water, like swimming. I didn't know then, but if you put the explanation on the bottom or the top, it would make a little more sense. oh well, we learn from what we do. keep writing and good luck!

Hey, I enjoyed reading this. The way you described it, made me enjoy it. And i always like a poem with a little rhyme here and there , haha, goodjob!

Excellent piece. The rhyme really works here, except in a few places. But I'll get to that...

"Breathing roams through me no more."

-The syntax of this line is screwy, because of the rhyme you're shooting for. Fix please?

"in and ex hail"

-Should be "in- and exhale"

"Once it’s in, it won’t come out.

It spreads just like a bad infection

Only yours until it’s done."

-I feel like the wording here could be clearer, but its not because of your rhyme scheme. If you could find a way to correct it, that would be wonderful!

"Because I was what put it there."

-Because I was WHO put it there?

"And things seem better now that way."

-And things seem better now THIS way?


Again, excellent work. There are some small nit-picks for you. Keep writing!

I thought this was a great piece although some parts were unclear. I could see how it would be about smoking, too, but I thought overall it was very good. Keep it up!

Breathing roams through me no more.
Those in and ex hail storms of doubt.
That thrives on me and all I’m for.

I'll be honest - I don't really understand these lines. "In and ex hail storms of doubt"...in and ex? That doen't make sense to me.

Once it’s in, it won’t come out.
It spreads just like a bad infection
Only yours until it’s done.
Never breathe without protection
Don’t let it get to anyone.

Ooh, now THIS is good imagery. My favorite lines so far.

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I sipped the air until it thinned
Casting every truth as fable
And thrashed until it had me pinned.

The last line seems a bit of an oxymoron...If you were thrashing, it would be harder for someone to pin you. It would make more sense to say something like "And thrashed when it had me pinned."

It’s worthless when it worms inside
You only realize when you care.
But see, in me it cannot hide
Because I was what put it there.

How about, "I was the one who put it there"? Don't call yourself a "what", lol. This part of the poem is beautiful though.

So no, I do not hold it in
And still it is not cast away
I simply do not breathe at all
And things seem better now that way.

Great, great ending. This poem is beautiful. You are so talented. It took me a little while to grasp the concept of it, but that may be simply because I'm not very poetic, lol.

The punctuation seems a little strange, though. It's like you threw periods in random places, not necessarily because it was the end of a thought. You might want to fix that. :D

Okay, "in and ex hail storms of doubt." since no one seemed to get it. It resembles two things inhaling and exhaling and hail storms. so they are inhale and exhale hail storms...except I used the word to mean two different things. lol Just thought I should explain that. Thanks for all the help though I really enjoyed it.

I really enjoyed this. Personally, I prefer it when poetry doesn't rhyme, but this was really good. I noticed just a few punctuations errors, but nothing that can't be fixed by a simple read-through.

really gorgeous. I think what was so great about this poem was that every line was important, individual and really fluid with rhythm. There was only one point that the rhythm was lost...
you only realise when you care.

that line made my reading stutter, and i think you should reword it, because the rest is so smooth.
You're going to get sick of hearing it, but i'd rather say it than put that agree with the above reviews: the meaning is difficult to pin. It doesnt make the writing any less wonderful, it just detracted from it - my mind was trying to figure out what you meant when it should have been soaking in the words.

Maybe you should consider changing the title so that it has no metaphor in it at all...? So decode 'breathing' to what you were using it as a metaphor for.
It's just a suggestion, and not a particularly fabulous one, but maybe consider.

altogether, this was proper poetry and i loved it! I will keep a look out for your other stuff. Good luck!
From charlie. ^^

I didn't understand what it was about but I still really liked it!
It had good description and I felt it flowed well.
The meaning could be clearer but I think the writing here is more important than a meaning and so it still works pretty well.
Good work.
xxx