Proving the unworthy

I can definitely sense the strong emotions (especially anger and frustration!) coming out of these first offerings, you may have joined NaPo late, but you're on a roll! Looking forward to seeing where you go next with your writing. (Welcome to NaPo!)

i see it's your first napo---exciting! so glad you could join in on all the fun <3

i'm loving all the poems you have so far. i love that you're exploring themes of humanity. these poems are packed with emotion, but there's also a consistent theme of speaking about humans as "animals." these are themes i've thought about myself, so i can't wait to see more of your poetry this month!

so excited that you're giving napo a shot this year <3 there's no such thing as being late! I'm looking forward to reading along with your thread - really interested in how you explore emotions here!

"And still—
I am supposed to know
that you do."

That ending is just so splendid and well done for the overall poem! It blends in a truth likely true well while still being vague and uncertain about this other person, and even themselves.

I love the complications in this most recent poem! It is so earnest in how passionate the speaker is about this other person they speak of, while holding questions that likely stems from feelings caused by bigger events in the past that influences their complicated view about the other person now. the repetition and paused speech adds to the depth of these feelings being constantly deeply thought of and the nature of these feelings itself (deep and doubtful). While the pauses specifically are reminiscent of real speech, which grounds the tone to feel real while contemplating. The honesty and human emotion throughout your poetry adds so much, and makes your poetry even greater!