Inability to speak

by TahaT11n

Published April 10, 2016

E - Everyone

In What I think of time

Some words are too deeper for my thoughts
Some words fade the grade of my emotions
Some words may mean both 'yeah's and 'nope's
Some words light eventually sink to the bottom.
Some words are too gorgeous
But they only cease my lust
Some words are too ugly
They force me to be intertwined with their rusts. 


In this long dictionary of variegated words,
All of them mock at 
what I wish to mean.
All of them alter their sounds
when I wish to speak.


If words stay like this, with shapes and crusts, 
always deceiving my trusts,
I can't depend on them any longer..

Now, how do I tell you
what I really want to tell you?

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InfiniteRectangles wrote a review Review · Apr 10, 2016

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Hello! I really liked this, and as a stutterer, I can relate to this! I always get tripped up on my words and they don't come out of my mouth the way I wanted them to. I like how you captured the narrator's growing sense of frustration at not being able to say what they want to say. That being said, I did find a couple of nit-picks.

The first stanza sounds a bit repetitive. I would take out "words" in the second and fourth lines:

"Some words are too deeper deep for my thoughts
Some words fade the grade of my emotions
Some words may mean both 'yeah's and 'nope's
Some words light might eventually sink to the bottom."

It fits your flow better and it isn't as repetitive.

"They force me to be intertwined with their rusts. "
This line was too long and it disrupted the flow. I suggest rewording it so it's not as long.

In conclusion, this was a great poem and I could relate to it, but it felt just a bit too repetitive in the beginning. Keep writing and have a wonderful day/night! :D

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afghansafi123 commented Comment · Apr 10, 2016

this is truely the representation of your thoughts and the expression.
the title you had chosen was perfectly tailored to your thoughts.
the idea you had depicted is objective in a sense of subjectivity..
it is really appreciated to read

DivergentDemigod wrote a review Review · Apr 10, 2016

Hey there!
Gross taha you really write in washroom...I mean really? But since you wrote something good I'm gonna cope with it...
Okay so this was good, but certainly not the best of your works and since ellstar already pointed it out to you there is no need for me to repeat it. But one thing I would say is work on your grammar and puncuations.
But otherwise it was really good and I surprisingly conected to it...

Keep writing
Fangirl~

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Elijah commented Comment · Apr 10, 2016

Sometimes there are things you can't say the right way.In the way you know is right.The way you tell them in your mind.We are unable to say everything we think of.I think your way of showing it through a poetry is amazing and the talent is on point.You are able to express your own thoughts.Sometimes there is no word suitable for our thinking.Amazing job!

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Sujana wrote a review Review · Apr 10, 2016

I should let you know here and now, even if I love reading poetry, I suck at reviewing poetry. But since you asked...

-"Some words are too deeper for my thoughts" Deep, not deeper. Too deeper is a contradiction in and of itself.

-"Some words fade the grade of my emotions" What do you mean by 'fade the grade'? I think you might've meant 'some words don't fully portray my emotions', but I'm not entirely sure, especially with 'fade the grade' thrown in the mix.

-"Some words light eventually sink to the bottom." I suggest having a comma between light and eventually.

-"All of them mock at" I feel like 'at' wasn't entirely necessary.

-"always deceiving my thrusts," Thrust? Perhaps you meant 'trust', in this context.

Now, onto the actual review:

I liked what this poem was trying to go for. I understand how difficult it is to convey emotions through words, because words are...yes, well, they're jerks. I mean, we can be writers here, right? We all know that we all hate words with all our hearts.

I especially liked the ending, where it's revealed the narrator was going to tell someone something important, but couldn't fully put it into words. It's a clever way to put things into perspective, and makes for a lovely ending.

Nice job.

Signing out,

--EM.



I have writer's block. I can't write. It is the will of the gods. Now, I must alphabetize my spice rack.
— Neil Gaiman