locked eyes trip on one another
forward glances trap two
hanging long in the space between them,
shuffled feet through the hallways
muffled whispers back and forth
a single light on a dark road,
headlights moving closer, closer, close.
glossy eyes, raised tones, and incoherent arguments,
soon to come but not before
long days followed by every sunset
that reaches it's hand across the canvas
ripping the colors right off of it,
bleak darkness, and tears of light
that seem just too out of reach,
but you try to grab them with your hands,
only to find you’re entirely alone in the emptiness.
a push, a shove, a grumble of sounds
you trek on past, hoping one day you won’t
have the pleasure of meeting again.
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This was great! I loved the amount of adjectives and verbs used. You really manage to create the atmosphere. The subtle changing of tone is brilliant. The combination of emotions/feelings with the colours/canvas imagery worked very well. I liked the ending, the use of the verb "trek" really highlights the feeling of the narrator. Great job!
To be honest, I really can't find really anything wrong with this, spelling wise, except for one thing. In the first stanza, muzzled, should be muffled, but i don't think that's something you should sweat about.
Now as for the actual poem itself, I'm in LOVE with it! I love the words you chose to express the theme of the poem. As always, keep up the good work! I'll make sure to keep an eye on your profile and your stories in the future!
Hey! i don't have enough criticism for a full review, but i just wanted to let you know, i LOVE this! Your imagery is fantastically employed! Keep up the good work! My only suggestion is that in the first stanza you change "muzzled" to "muffled". Thanks for the delightful poem!
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SecreteJournalist here for a review, but feel free to call me Brie. x
Stanza I
Changes have been made in red/specifications on what may need to be changed. The last portion of the stanza seems off from the original thought of the poem, chopping up the flow. You may consider making the last portion of the stanza into its own mini stanza.
Stanza II
I did quite a few small rewording and format reworking here, to better improve flow.
Stanza III
Some pretty easy reword and reworking in this stanza!