Mirrors

by GiggleGremlin

Published May 16, 2011

In Poetry

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Spoiler! :
Its really short I know, and it probably doesn't even make sense =) But I couldn't think of another paragraph to write so I hope you like it anyway! Tell me what you think!! =D

Liar, Liar on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of them all?
Flattering, praising words for me,
Yet behind your eyes, it's hate I see.

I can’t run, you’re everywhere,
Catch my eyes to stop and stare.
I’ll throw you to the ground in tears,
You’ve cursed my heart for seven years.

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Alliaaryn5665
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Alliaaryn5665 commented Comment · Jun 17, 2011

Hi,

Perfect and unique.

Farewell,
A.

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laylaflame
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laylaflame wrote a review Review · May 17, 2011

well i think.. that some of these people dont have an imagination!:P i get it! as i just told you:)
but if you can be bothered.. you should write more to make the plot of the peom clearer?? actually i dont realy know what im saying cuz your distracting me:P i mean, that you could write more to make it more interesting (not that it already is) and to answer some questions for those silly people:)
overall i really like it, you communicate the expressions in your writing realy well.. but that could be becuae i know you well and understand your thinking.. anyway GOOD JOB GREMMY! :D
wuv wayliiee:)

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NerdBurga
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NerdBurga commented Comment · May 17, 2011

By the way, I know you are worried that no-one got it, but I understood it perfectly. Stop worrying!

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NerdBurga
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NerdBurga wrote a review Review · May 17, 2011

I loved this! Loved it! I would never have thought of this kind of idea for a poem, you have awesum creativity :) I have to agree that the second paragraph is a little bit confusing, but it still has great language used. I hope you don't actually think this of yourself though; You really are very beautiful, so don't be so anxious about it, and don't assume that when people say these things it's just flattery, because it's true. Just so you know.
Great poem! Keep writing!

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ahmedBurooj
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ahmedBurooj wrote a review Review · May 16, 2011

GiggleGremlin wrote:
Spoiler
Its really short I know, and it probably doesn't even make sense =) But I couldn't think of another paragraph to write so I hope you like it anyway! Tell me what you think!! =D

Liar, Liar on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of them all?
Flattering, praising words for me,
Yet behind your eyes, its hate I see.

I can’t run-- you’re everywhere,
Catch my eyes, to stop and stare.
I’ll throw you to the ground in tears,
You’ve cursed my heart for seven years.

I LOVE it. Is it in one of your stories? It'd fit in PERFECTLY. Great job, Keep it up!

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Dreamwalker
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Dreamwalker wrote a review Review · May 16, 2011

Hey there, GiggleGremlin! I'm Walker, here with a review so I hope you don't mind!

And might I start off with, interesting idea and very strong first stanza!

When I intially looked at this poem, I thought it was going to be pretty lacklustre as most people can't get their ideas out in such a short amount of space. You seemed to do that pretty well so I give you a thumbs up about that.

But, in all honesty, I was rather disappointed with the second stanza!

You give a very strong, very well flowing first that gets your message across. Than you kind of just ruin it with a second-to-none, three lines. I loved the last, but I just wish the first three were much stronger.

I can’t run, you’re everywhere,
Catch my eyes, to stop and stare.
I’ll throw you to the ground in tears,


The first line, in all honesty, isn't really that bad, but doesn't really make sense seeing as you're talking about something that cannot move. Why should this thing be everywhere? Is it hypothetical? I'm not really getting it because I'm sure the whole 'on the wall' thing is already hypothetical as is. You might not want to contradict yourself on the images you create.

The second line was my least favourite. The whole 'stop and stare' thing reminds me of OneRepublic. That and the comma placed right in the middle creates a pause that completely ruins any chance of flow you had. I would take that pause out and maybe think of rewording this line completely.

And lastly, the 'I'll throw you to the ground in tears' is kind of boring. Give us better imagery!

So that was pretty much the meaning behind my madness. Hopefully it helped in some way!
~Walker

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KatTrain
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KatTrain wrote a review Review · May 16, 2011

Liar, Liar on the wall,
Who’s the fairest of them all?
Flattering, praising words for me,
Yet behind your eyes, itapostrophe heres hate I see.
I think the first stanza is pretty close to perfect.

I can’t run, you’re everywhere,
Catch my eyes, to stop and stare. This is a strange line, it makes sense but messes with the 'flow'. No one would ever think or feel 'catch my eyes to stop and stare'. It's too... clumsy.
I’ll throw you to the ground in tears,
You’ve cursed my heart for seven yearsperiod here

Short, sweet, and clever. I actually like the length of this one, though it could be extended to clear up the plot.
-KatTrain



One by one they went / And, though each laughed as he returned to earth / Their souls were in their eyes.
— Alfred Noyes (Watchers of the Sky)