Resent: verb: feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance, action, or person. I was once asked who I resented and I said you.
I resent you for not keeping your promises.
I resent that you made me lose faith in you.
I resent that you only really started paying attention to me after I got out of the hospital.
I resent that you look at me as if you don't know what to do with me/ I resent that you only do stuff with me because others told you to.
I resent that you made me feel unlovable.
I resent that when I am at your house I feel I can't let my guard down.
I resent that I am hesitant to ask for bare necessities when at your house.
I resent that I feel as if I can't depend on you.
I resent the circumstances you put me in.
I resent your actions.
I resent you as a daughter.
But I can't resent you as a person.
And I resent myself for that.
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Hi L0ca1Tes1a! Here to write a review on this very emotional and lovely poem.
Often, we can resent what and who a person represents, but it's so hard to resent someone because of our human emotion of love and understanding. That resentment begins to fester as self-hatred in a way, because it has no where to be directed towards. What a strong ending to this poem!I'll be using my own Watermelon Method of reviewing today!
Skin - Initial Observations
Resentment is a powerful motif in poems. It represents anger, justice, regret, love, hated, among other emotions that both cultivate and are an effect of resentment. The title and clear representation of the narrator's resentment pulled me into this poem.
Likewise, the repetition clearly shown at first glance. Repetition is used in poetry as a means of emphasis. With every single line, the resentment grows and becomes larger than the poem itself. Very well done!
Rind - Interpretations
Wow, this poem is so emotional and personal to the narrator. The opening of the poem is a definition of the verb "to Resent" which will act as a reminder throughout this poem that resentment is an action. It also gives a clear set-up for the poem. No confusing what resentment is referring to here!
It's clear this poem is the narrator expressing resentment towards an individual, specifically a parental figure. As stated previously, the resentment grows with each line, and it grows more and more personal as we reach the final two lines.
Pulp - The Tastiest Part
This poem is raw, personal, and beautiful. It is both about the narrator looking outward and looking inward, and it feels introspective and depressing. It's really well done, and strikes to the heart of the reader as they empathize with the narrator and reflect on their own resentments.
Seeds - Critiques & Suggestions
None here!
Great work! I'll need to check out some more of your poems soon! Keep writing
Thank you!
Hey there L0ca1Tes1a! Here to [attempt to] review your masterpiece
For starters, I love how you began the poem with a definition of the word repeated so many times throughout it--very creative! I also enjoyed how the continuous repetition of "I resent that" kinda shaped the poem into a unique structure of one sentence per line, and how it clearly helped convey the primary message of your poem.
From what I understood, the speaker of this poem has a lot of bottled-up feelings against one of their parents because of how they neglect and/or mistreat them. Several lines, including the one mentioning the speaker's hospital incident and the line about the parent looking as if they don't know what to do with the speaker, really got across that the parent does not genuinely care about them and doesn't know them well.
You wrapped up in a very interesting way with the lines, "But I can't resent you as a person. / And I resent myself for that." I don't think I quite understand what the inability to resent the parent as a person is, but I'm assuming it's that the speaker might always have a small part of them that loves the good side of the parent? Probably misinterpreted that one though 😅😅.
Some things I suggest you change are only for the structure of the poem, as I don't really have helpful advice to give on how to better convey the meaning, but so far you've done a wonderful job! I think the second sentence of the poem, right after the definition, should have itsown line. Similarly, I think you should separate the two sentences with a slash between them so each has its own line, and maybe put a semicolon or comma between those two to still show they're connected. These would mostly just be to keep the one sentence per line thing but of course it's your choice!
Overall, loved this powerful poem and if this is something you are going through, I hope you have found someone you can share your feelings with & be honest with!
Keep writing!
Thank you! yes the one line is saying how the narrator still has a part where they like the person. I always have trouble with formatting my poems lol.
Hello fellow poet! I hope you're doing well and I'm sorry that you have to go through this. This is the perfect example of turning pain into poetry and it's poignant but ethreal when it comes to the way it was written. From a technical standpoint it's already pretty heartwrenching as a reader but I suggest breaking the down the sentences inti smaller sections to make it more digestible. However, if that's how you choose to write then that too is alright, everyone has their own writing style after all.
What really stood out to me were the lines,
"I resent your actions.
I resent you as a daughter.
But I can't resent you as a person.
And I resent myself for that."
It really encapsulates the theme of the poem, how you resent him as a daughter but can't resent him as a person. But do not resent yourself for that because both of those scenarios can co exist without telling much about who you are.
Alright that's all
Keep writing ^^
Thank you!