Hey there
I liked the meaning you've tried to bring across here, and I think it works well having the first line repeated at the beginning and end of the poem. It gives a sense of completion to the whole poem.
I think my main problem here is that you shift between ideas very quickly without giving the reader time to pause and understand what's happening. What I managed to derive from this is that a father is talking to his son and telling him to go out and do something with his life. Then he gets sent to jail, and the that's the last time the father sees him. And yet there must be a later on because you say no man should see his son die, which means in the end he dies in jail or on his way there? If you just clarified what you meant a bit more, I'm sure this poem could turn into something great. Maybe for each part where it shows something new, there could be a new stanza or line break? One could be their conversation, one could be Ray running away, another could be him dying, etc.
I think the rhyme or half rhyme seemed a little bit forced in this poem, and it would be much better if you left it out completely? They rhythm is a tad bit broken up, and that's because of all the commas in here! I think they are all necessary. But perhaps you should make the half sentences longer, and then there will be less commas needed. I just felt it was a bit choppy reading this.
My last piece of advice would be to have fun with poetic techniques! They can really change up a poem. The types of things you learn in class. They help with more vivid description and rhythm and everything. For example alliteration, metaphors, similes and those sort of stuff. This post helps a lot with explaining these: Kiss My Assonance - 5 ways to improve your poetry
I hope this helped Keep up the writing ^^
Deanie x
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