I walk at a brisk pace,
through the relentless rain,
that's coming down with horrifying haste,
hood up, trying to conceal my pain.
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But the bloodshot redness of my eyes,
pleads a different story, cries for help,
matching the tragedy that in my soul lies,
every time I hold the rose that makes my heart yelp.
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That rose, who at first sight, I saw as a beauty,
so I trusted it with all my heart,
but I didn't notice the thorns, the rose's true duty,
until it was too late, it had already torn me apart.
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So now with each step I take,
I let a rose petal fall to the ground,
watching the colors fade and the thorns break,
picking it apart, in the pounding rain, letting that rose drown.
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The prettiest of things often have the ugliest of “hearts” and “souls”.This isn’t true for everything of course.But it’s very crushing to see something you love crush you to pieces.So you crush the object before it can crush you.You rip it away until it’s nothing at all.Just crusted and broken petals that look like leaves.This was funner to read because a rose is my favorite flower.I hope that you have a fulfilling and lovely day and night.
A tragic poem which dissects te soul of a deceived or deluded lover. There's rain in the background that though mostly accepted as a romantic period here is the symbol of incessant tears.The rose its the romantic element which seems to reduce its volume with each passing moment by dropping each petal in the bottomless abyss of rain water n loose its colour. The heart of a girl cheated in love is unveiled beautifully in this poem.
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Radrook here a once again
to offer some suggestions.
Apologies if i offend.
It isn’t my intention.
Please feel full free to cast aside
all things you deem not helpful.
But if you do be sure it's true
by being extra careful.
That having been said:
I must admit that I love this poem concerning how one can be fooled by someone considered special only to find out later that it was all a lie. I am very impressed by the way the extended metaphor is gradually developed and skillfully brought to a satisfying coherently developed conclusion.
I am also greatly impressed by the skillful way that it is seamlessly rhymed in an abab pattern and how the sentences are enjambed within that pattern so that it sounds conversational and not like some robotic metronome.
That makes the expressions of the ideas and emotions come across as sincere and not as some desperate struggle with rhyme and meter taking precedence and forcing the poet into saying things in ways just because he has to.
If I were your English composition teacher I would give you an A plus.
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The word “rose" occurs seven times. Using at least two pronouns would be nice.
Careful with run-on sentences,
https://www.thoughtco.com/run-on-senten ... ge-1692069
....through the relentless rain [t]hat's coming down....
....cries for help [m]atching the inner twistedness....
....fall to the ground, [w]atching the colors....
Thanks for the review!
Hi, Queenie. manilla here for a review. This piece really reminded me of some fantasy-dystopia novel I read not too long ago...Red Queen? Throne of Glass? Crown of Midnight? Anyway, let's get into the review.
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This poem was centered around a really strong element - The red rose. There's a lot of symbolism surrounding it as well, and that's what I like. There's something bigger, something more.The aesthetic of this poem was pleasing to me as well.
Let's get the rid of the nitpicky things as usual.
Since you broke the flow of your line after "rain", I think that instead of "that's", "it's could work better in its place.
Bringing in the hood seems like a new idea, so it could deserve its own sentence starter.
The second stanza is just so...Dark. Behind a sullen image lies something beyond a simple day. The speaker can't even hold the beautiful, fragile rose, and nor can the "you" that is referenced in the next stanza.
This line just shatters the "fragile" part of the rose. The speaker can't make another mistake l like.
Dang! So did that "you" hold an importance to the speaker? Because they were awful willing to let something so pretty like that to just die.
The lesson is just haunting. Beauty is pain, and beauty conceals lies. This is one of the better pieces of poetry I've read this week! Good job!
-Manilla out
(Feel free to disregard any comments you deem unhelpful or rude. They weren't intentional!)
Thanks for the review!
Hey Queenie!
I just wanted to say that your flow is really nice. I have a few critiques but nothing much. It's mostly wording issues so hopefully you don't mind hearing me out.
*my comments are in bold
I noticed some inconsistency between point of views. The first and fourth stanzas use 'I' and the second and third use 'you' and refer to a 'rose'. Because of this, it was a bit confusing for me to grasp the meaning behind the poem. Is the rose metaphorically the narrator ('I')? I'm not entirely sure. Either way, I enjoyed this poem and hopefully my review helped you.
marms
Thanks for the review!