Young Writers Society

I really enjoyed the fact that it seemed like floating in the dark... like thoughts that come to you as you're falling asleep. I think the style flows well and I didn't have a problem pausing at the end of each line. I really think it's just fine the way it is. But, if I absolutely had to criticize something about it, I would have to say I found the part where you said-

"That just goes on and on
And on and on for the rest"

felt a tiny bit tedious. if it was cut out one "and on" it would be a little bit more compelling. Overall I thought it was really awesome and I think you are definitely a deep and heartfelt writer.

I think the main points have already been covered.

To think about:
- I'll add to the call for punctuation because it made the poem difficult to read at times. The reader needs to breathe!
- One bit I didn't really understand was:

Caught in a lie

That you can't trap

Thanks, to all of you.
I love the criticism.


Jack Frost: I love your quote. Tom Waits is the man.

theres some nice lines but overall it does lack some imagery to help your ideas flourish. Still, the lines,
"Yet we worship hate and
Pray for death
Under the guise of a
Human concerned for the rest",
work really well together and if the other lines had the same impact and style as the rest of the poem then it would turn out very good

This isn't a bad piece, but I think maybe the pace should be changed a bit. When I was reading it I was fumbling over the lines, trying to read it aloud.

Maybe the punctuation would've cleared things up as well. That's something you ought to take a look at anyway.

This is a decent first poem. I liked it, mainly because that's my primary style of poetry. My problem is your lack of imagery, you basically made one very powerful statement, but you need to make a powerful statement poetic without making your readers feel lost in the dark. Robert Frost is the king at balancing those two elements in my opinion.

This is good, though, and aside from the lack of imagery, your rhythm was technically spot on, so kudos for that. Your beginning grabbed my attention as well, so good job there too.

There was a section of the poem I really enjoyed.

Yet we worship hate and
Pray for death
Under the guise of a
Human concerned for the rest