Cupid

by Micheley

Published May 15, 2011

I was bored one day and thought of my ex, so I came up with this. Please be critical, I want to be come better :)


I gave you everything, and you asked for more,
yet you are still what l adore,
I had so much more before, I wish you were what I could abhor.

I asked you for one thing, yet you gave me nothing,
I guess it was all just a bluff,
I was never enough.

Now I’m sitting here, you gave me my biggest fear.
I’m all alone, and my mind is blown,
What you gave me, you took back beautifully.
I was so stupid, the only one shot by Cupid.

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lilymoore
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lilymoore wrote a review Review · May 21, 2011

Hey there, Micheley! Nice to meet you! The name’s lilymoore, First Lady of the Good Ship YWS! (Okay, not really, but I can dream, can’t I?)

I’ve really only got two things to comment on:

Rhyme

It took me a moment to catch on that there was a rhyme scheme in here at all. You did a fairly awesome job of not forcing your rhymes which is really great. Just be careful not to do what you did with this line:

I trusted you with everything, and you took it.


You completely drop the rhyme in this line and that really throws someone like me off a good bit. Definitely be watchful that if you start something, you also finish it.

Last line

The last line of a poem should always have a good bit of KICK! POW! KABLAM! It’s the last line so it has to pimp slap the reader off their chair. The thing is, your last line is very wordy.

I was so stupid, I guess I was the only one shot by Cupid.


I sat here for a bit and thought on this for a while and if I were you, I would consider snipping out the bits that I’ve crossed out in the quoted bit. At least to me, I think the line has a bit more kick.


If you have any questions, feel free to PM me or leave a note on my wall! Good luck and happy writing!

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MiRaCLeS
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MiRaCLeS wrote a review Review · May 21, 2011

Micheley wrote:I gave you everything, yet you asked for more
You are still what l adore
But I had so much more before.

This might just be me, but I think this stanza is a bit too mouthful. I can see that you are trying to rhyme, however, the second and third line sounds a bit off beat. With the second line, I think it's the word 'what' that trips it up a bit. I'd, personally, not try to rhyme at all. But if you absolutely want to, maybe play around with the words a little, see what fits best. With the third line, the more and before combo at the end doesn't really flow well.

Micheley wrote:I guess you were only bluffing, you were never loving

I agree with KatTrain about this line. Try to re-word it a bit. I'd have put, 'I guess you were only bluffing, never really loving.' Or something like that.

Micheley wrote:I’m all alone, and I can only groan.

This line sounds really awkward. Maybe it's because of the rhyme, forced rhyming is never good, it stands out and trips the poem up.

Micheley wrote:I was so stupid, I guess I was the only one shot by Cupid.

Nice ending, rather unique I say.

So, I think you need to think about your wording a little bit. Say it out loud, does it flow? Does it sound long, winding and unnecessary? If it does then you might need to reword it a bit. Even taking out a single word could make it a whole lot better. Also, you might want to focus less on rhyme and more on flow. Because I noticed a rhyme that sounds forced here and there, which can really mess up the flow and trip the poem over. Keep writing :)

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halogirl4197
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halogirl4197 wrote a review Review · May 21, 2011

I like it! :) However, take out some of the words such as yet and now because it messes up the rhyming... Other than that it was pretty good :).

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KatTrain
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KatTrain wrote a review Review · May 15, 2011

I gave you everything, yet and you asked for more add comma here
yet Yyou are still what l adore comma here
But I had so much more before. you need to fill in this line, it's not long enough. Read it out loud and you will see what i mean.

I asked you for one thing, yet you gave me nothing
I guess you were only bluffing, you were never loving the part where i bolded could be re-worded so that it's more unique and makes more sense.

Now I’m sitting here, you gave me my biggest fear. very relatable
I’m all alone, and I can only groan. this rhyme seems forced
What you gave me, you took back beautifully. This is a GREAT line!!
I trusted you with everything, and you took it. you already you the verb 'too take' in the last line, use a different one.
I was so stupid, I guess I was the only one shot by Cupid. Really clever ending

keep writing, I'd love to see more from you :)
-KatTrain



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