Statue Man

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If kisses could, you know I would
bring warmth upon your lips,
but lips speak lies, all frost and ice
— I shiver when I kiss.


Too cold for me, unpleasantly,
I tremble in your arms.
For marbled souls have never stole
a kiss that made me warm.

Chiseled hands on statue-man
will hold me dear and tight,
yet hands so cold can never hold
a heart that will ignite.

I shiver and you hold my hand,
and strive to keep me warm;
but in your eyes, you’re frost and lies;
A statue in a storm.
All that I'm after is a life full of laughter, as long as I'm laughing with you.:)




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I like this piece, and the whole hot vs. cold thing you've got going along. If one thing bugs me, it's the semicolon uses. I love the semicolon, but it's used in some unnessecary places and it's not used in the needed sections. I noticed this two times, mainly;

I shiver and you hold my hand,
and strive to keep me warm;
but in your eyes, you’re frost and lies;
A statue in a storm.


The semicolon at the end of the first line can become a comma, no question.

but lips speak lies, all frost and ice
— I shiver when I kiss.


That dash just looks ugly and misplaced. A semicolon at the end of ice works best. Or you could put a comma at the end of ice, and then start the next line with "and". Either way, it works. The "and" might work better.

Other than that, I liked the piece alot. Keep up the good work, and have a lucky day!
"I'm fearless in my heart
They will always see that in my eyes
I am the passion, I am the warfare
I will never stop
Always constant,
Accurate,
Intense"
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Excellent poem! It is very well written with great scheme. While reading it I could feel the warmth and chills that you provoked. Third stanza is my favorite. :)
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Hi there!

This was a cute poem-I liked it. Your simple imagery and word choice create the perfect mood for this poem. However, for all the strong points that it had, it had a few weak points too.

KnightlyAngel09 wrote:If kisses could, you know I would
bring warmth upon your lips,


The phrasing of this seems a bit awkward. When I first read it through, I was really confused because I wanted to know what kisses could do. Perhaps you could write it like this, "You know I would bring warmth upon your lips-if kisses could". It's a bit more solid that way.

Too cold for me, unpleasantly,


What's too cold? If you mean a kiss, it probably belongs in the preceding stanza.

a kiss that made me warm.


This is confusing. You spend a few stanzas saying that kisses make your narrator cold, and now they make her arm?

I shiver and you hold my hand,
and strive to keep me warm;
but in your eyes, you’re frost and lies;
A statue in a storm.


Ah, I get it.

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Overall, this was a nice, chilling poem with a fantastic start. PM me if you have questions!

-Elinor

All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them.

-- Walt Disney




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I love how it all flows, and the ryhming.

It does have all the things I like in a poem:
#Iambic Pirameter
#Rhyming
#conveys a message/story

Good Job!



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