Published August 30, 2008
~Revised. Tell me if it needs to be shorter or longer phrases. Knowing this is a free verse. Otherwise negative reviews are welcomed. Enjoy.~
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen.
Is that supposed to mean
anything?
I hope not.
I haven't even had my
first kiss.
I probably won't have one in
a very long time.
I'm not wishing for
it to happen, yet.
I can wait, for now.
But sweet sixteen.
What's it supposed
to mean?
Friends
On my birthday
I spend time with friends.
Who never really were my true friends
at heart.
My friends go on how special it is
for turning sixteen.
I don't care.
All I want to do
is leave and go home.
Yet my parents told me to go
out and have fun.
What's fun supposed to mean?
Presents
Presents.
What a special thing they can be.
They're only special from
people who actually
care and love you.
At my party,
that is at a friends house,
we open presents.
Some are gift cards
some is money
some are things I don't want.
But I smile that fake smile
I put up to please them
and go on with life.
I am not a fake.
I just really don't know
these people at heart.
Presents.
They can be a real something.
Goodnight
I say goodnight and go to bed
at this supposedly sleepover.
And thank my girlfriends
for the wonderful gifts
they have given me.
Dreams
Dreams. Or can they be
Nightmares?
I don't really know.
I dream about a
shadowless person.
A ghost who calls for me.
“Gracie.”
Who is this ghost?
I want to know.
But this is only a dream.
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I quite liked how the free verse is coming along and here's some suggestions.
change to what's it supposed to mean?
maybe never really my true friends at heard would be better because it would make it stronger, like even before you knew they weren't your true friends, who never really understood you ect.
Could be changed to my "friends" go on about how special it is..." as go on would make repititive like dronning on and on about someting, as friends do sometimes.
either they gave me or they have given me
The last line seemed to interupt the flow of the free verse, althrough if it was fiction it would be quite effective and I like the tone which is a contrast, but maybe you can change it to flow better.
shadow less person. (isnt it shadowless person)
Overall I like the refreshing way its written and will go on to read more, I find the subtitles effective, as its written in such a detached tone, and yet silently contemplating the things thats going around her, there the subs help inforce it more.
~Flora
Very very deep, Merry. You get really into your characters head here, really try to let this confused and lost girl show herself to the reader. I loved this chapter!
The only part that I think you need to elaborate more is on the ‘friends’ thing. How are they not her friends? Are they fake? Or is she fake, not being herself around them? I think that deserves more explanations.
But besides that, keep up the good work!
girlwithquestions-
Thanks for reading. It means a lot to me.
For the format, I'll work on it when I get the chance.
Otherwise, thanks for checking it out.
-Merry
i know before i had said the formatting of your story was very interesting, but it actually makes it harder to read. maybe just add more to a line so you don't have to scroll so much?
i like how you get straight to the point. the bold letters start it, and everything underneath says it. it's a really great style. =) The way you make your character sound is actually really intriguing. you kind of wonder, who is this girl? and what is she trying to say to us? i like it. definitely keep writing! if you need an opinion, you can always PM me!
Honestly, the formatting of this is murder...at least to my eyes it is. Break it down and make less lines. It's just a bit more convienent.
As for the actual prose itself? It's fine. I'm not seeing much that could be fixed, because most of it is just observations and opinions. You did fine with this piece save for the formatting.