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Right now I want to die.
I believe I've said these words before.
My hands are shaking and my palms are sweaty.
My fury quickly turning to grief.

Tears streak down my face
As I think of what you said.
I'm worthless and I'm going no where fast.
You wish that I was dead.

As I think of how to make your wish come true,
I think of what a shame
it would be to let you win this battle
You've won them all before

I'm growing strong
I'll show you I can be
Stronger than you every dreamed
You're words can't touch me
Your fist can't budge me
I'm finally coming clean.




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Hey Peace ^^ Shina here for a review ;)

I. Nitpicks

Right now I want to die.

Kind of a cliche, bland opening. It also needs a comma after "now". It's lacking emotion and nothing seems to be bleeding on the page.

My hands are shaking and my palms are sweaty.

Perhaps different imagery. This sounds more like your waiting for your SAT scores.

I'm growing strong
I'll show you I can be
Stronger than you every dreamed

I think you mean "stronger than you could ever believe" because why would this person "dream" you were strong?

You're words can't touch me
Your fist can't budge me
I'm finally coming clean.

The last line doesn't seem to fit with the idea.

II. Overall

The idea is cliche, but you have a few twists here and there. Expand on these twists, add some more imagery, and use some literary devices. Let your feelings bleed through the page. Be free with poetry. Read it all out loud.

-Shina
You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.




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Pretty good poem! A few notes on the grammar and verse in general:

peace.love.and.music.013 wrote:You're words can't touch me
Your fist can't budge me
I'm finally coming clean.

Change "You're" in the first line to "Your".

As well, I would try exploring the speaker's feelings more by way of descriptive diction. For instance, you could paint the scene of when the speaker was spoken to so negatively instead of a minor flashback.

I am into philosophy; as a result, my next and last suggestion would be to embed the conflict between the speaker and the antagonist into something deeper, say the meaning of life :shock: . Now, I wouldn't go that deep (unless you really want to and can pull it off), but something of a few steps down that path couldn't hurt, eh 8) ?

Overall, keep up the good work, it's shining prominence!




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OK then,

Right now I want to die. As Shina said, very cliched. not a great opening, it makes the poem just seem like any other.
I believe I've said these words before.
My hands are shaking and my palms are sweaty.
My fury quickly turning to grief.

Tears streak down my face again, this phrase is a very common one. if you changed it - used a simile or something maybe it would be better?
As I think of what you said.
I'm worthless and I'm going no where fast. Nowhere is one word
You wish that I was dead.

As I think of how to make your wish come true,
I think of what a shame
it would be to let you win this battle
You've won them all before

I'm growing strong I feel like the poem's turned about a bit quickly. Suddenly you're growing strong? Although in the stanza above you've decided not to kill yourself it seems a little quick. could just be me though.
I'll show you I can be
Stronger than you every dreamed is that supposed to be ever?
You're words can't touch me You're means you are. Your is what you're looking for!
Your fist can't budge me i like that line a lot. It told me what the poem was about and, well, i just like it i guess.
I'm finally coming clean.

Overall
there were some parts in the poem i really liked and i thought the idea was good. Sends out a good message. But i think you should move away from cliched lines a bit more, go far out!

Aqua X
"It is curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want."

-Spock.


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