Good poem, regardless of what others say.
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I see you standing in a crowd
my heart beats faster as you turn around
you give me a smile
i want to die
as you look me in the eye
my heart beats faster
it will not stop
i want the ground to just swallow me up
i think i love you i think alot
very good feelings are all i've got
i only wish you felt the same
even just to say my name
i really love you, you'll find its true
oh how i wish that you loved me to.
I think that Liz and Nickelpickle gave you enough criticism which I agree with, so I will give only a few suggestions.
Ok, firstly, the rhyming is really forced and is a little childish. It sounded like it was supposed to be childish, but it didn't have the innocence of a childish poem. It was more like an attempt at a deep love poem, but it did not turn out that way.
This was really surfaced and didn't really have any deeper meaning. You could have gone into much deeper detail and made it touch people, but it was just too surfaced and didn't really have a powerful point. This is the part that really got me. It might just be me and my desire to read poetry that moves you and touches you and doesn't just tell you something you already know or bring up ordinary feelings.
Another suggestion is that take a different slant on the subject, maybe from the other person's point of view or saying something different about those kind of feelings. Other than that, this wasn't too bad. I've seen worse. Keep writing! I think this can be good!
PS: nickelpickle and liz are right; harsh criticism makes a good poet.
Where do I start? Nickelpickle is right.
I see you standing in a crowd
my heart beats faster as you turn around
you give me a smile
i want to die
as you look me in the eye
my heart beats faster
it will not stop
i want the ground to just swallow me up
*gag* Okay...Here I go..
I see you standing in a crowd
my heart beats faster as you turn around
you give me a smile
i want to die
as you look me in the eye
i think i love you i think alot
very good feelings are all i've got
This reminded me of A Shel Silverstein poem, he is a good poet but the theme you picked didn't match that kind of style; fast and childish.
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