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This definitely reads more like an essay than poetry. It's a pretty awesome essay, but it still doesn't seem to fit into poetry in my opinion. Now, it could be considered free-form poetry, but I will admit I don't know much about the subject. So I'll just leave it at that. Anyway, onward!

I love beginnings like this. Screw the weather, screw the setting, you jump right into the heart of a matter.

They sound like that favorite song that just keeps playing in your brain even after you've shut the radio off because it brings back faces, laughs and pomegranate kisses that you'd rather live without remembering.

Now, I mostly like this line, but what is the significance of pomegranate kisses? Is it the color of his lost love's lipstick? Maybe the taste of pomegranate is significant somehow? Since the reader doesn't know why pomegranate is significant, the description loses a lot of its power.

I mostly like the voice of the narrator, but try to only drop the f-bomb whenever it is just like, 'Woah, man! Something big just happened!' The word will lose its power and start to become corny if it isn't used sparingly.

Even if you said you hated me, I would love to hear that voice.

This line was great.

But you’re the best I have to show for all the scars and slices that cover the front of my heart.

This line is a tad bit cliche. It makes me thing of goth poetry, and it doesn't quite fit the mood you've created thus far in such an awesome poem. You should definitely edit this so that it does the rest of this piece justice.

Nicely done, Rememb. Keep up the good work. This piece was very well written, but it could still use some polishing. Just keep after it!

I agree with ' blackwood' and the first thing I thought of was: why is this in poetry?? A very nice and well written piece of work. You have described each scence to its fullest. A bit of error here and there but otherwise a marvellous job done. The part about the phone and that song is very catching. Reduce the usage of very long lines to improve the flow of your story. Overall, a very lovely short story. Hope to read more of your work. Good luck!
-Anshira, Team Blue.

Hey there. Why is this is poetry? It is most certainly a short story.

First thing I noticed was this:

I can hear and it is heard when it wishes to be heard. Like when I think of you I can hear my phone ring.

They sound like that favorite song that just keeps playing in your brain even after you've shut the radio off because it brings back faces, laughs and pomegranate kisses that you'd rather live without remembering.

Hey there! Cailey here with a review!

So, you did a great job of filling this with emotion. I loved the style you used to write- making all the words come together just quickly enough that in order to read you had to read faster, and it was like the guy thinking and remembering and like the phone ringing in the background... it was brilliant.

I did notice a few errors and typos, but nothing that isn't fixable. I'd suggest reading over this one more time on your own, and then reading out loud. That way you'll be more likely to notice any mistakes, and you'll be a lot more likely to catch any awkward sentences.
Plus, while the fast pace is a good thing, you want to make sure that there aren't any places that go too fast- since if the reader can't keep up they won't want to read.

You did a good job on detail, too, I like how you mentioned brief descriptions of the wife, and the other women, without sounding too detailed but still giving us enough to picture the situation in our minds.

I also loved how you brought in the title. I was about half-way through and wondering why the title, and then you waited, and made me wait, until the very end when you brought it back in. That was really good.

A little bit more clues on what happened to the wife might be nice, maybe a word here or there to confirm that she is dead, or left, or whatever. Just a tiny bit more background.

Other than that, I really don't have negative comments. I hope this was helpful, though, and make sure and get those typos cleared out.

Keep writing! And let me know if you have any questions.