A Foul Embrace

by DeepCrystal

Published January 24, 2016

E - Everyone

Caressing the anger

Bathing in bliss

I can never hide from you

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Once shrouded in vibrancy

Now reeling in loss

But never can I escape

From you

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Your embrace

Forever like needles

My once pleasant dreams

Now drowning in your fire

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A once happy union

Glittering in laughter

Now soaked in blood and rage

All because of your foul kiss

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I tried to hide from you

But you always came back

I tried to fill the void

But your caress never ceased

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To find love again

I will forever wish for

A father’s smile

Will I ever see once more?

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Still your embrace never ceases

To fade away, I would wish upon a star

If only to be rid of you

And I shall feel alive again.

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chhlovebooks
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chhlovebooks wrote a review Review · Jan 31, 2016

Greetings! First off, I must say that this is an amazing poem! I really like the descriptions you use, and it is difficult to find any errors. In most cases, I would say that more punctuation is usually a good idea, but here, I think that punctuation-wise, it is perfectly fine! The only thing I can point out is that you kind of overuse the words "embrace" and "caress". Perhaps you could spice it up with words like "touch"? Other than that, however, I can't really find any errors, so good job! Sorry for the short review, and have a great day!

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caitlynnoco
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caitlynnoco wrote a review Review · Jan 24, 2016

I can tell there's some kind of backstory to this, even if the poem doesn't clearly state much. I know from reading that the character regrets making some kind of embrace with someone, even though I think he enjoyed it a little. As for the grammar, I would suggest to change punctuation or capitalization to help the poem flow from one thought to another. I couldn't really tell in "But never can I escape, From you, Your embrace" when one sentence ended and the next started, or if at all. Also, you did well at paralleling bliss and regret, but after "All because of your foul kiss" it starts to slope downward. If the muse is still there caressing the author, then how are they filling the void and wishing for "a father's smile" elsewhere?
You've got good potential and I like where it's going. Just a little bit of editing would go a long way, however.

It is about chronic pains. The speaker is a CP sufferer. The foul embrace are the pains.

Also I wasn't able to put space in between each stanza.

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Fluffy commented Comment · Jan 24, 2016

I'm not entirely certain what this is about? A foul embrace? What is foul about it?

It's about chronic pains.



Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto (I am a man, I don't consider anything human foreign to me)
— Terence