Bosom's Cove

I really like the rhythm of the poem.
I was immediately drawn to the line:

I'd retrace every step and rewind the day.

For, you know you won't be back no matter what you see.

i'm unsure if you yourself would call this fanart, but, i did interpret this as so, and I wanted to take this opportunity to say poetry is such an underrated form of fan-art!! just when i was thinking about creating a poem very inspired by a media i like (well, basically fan-art), this is posted! doki doki literature is just so amazing... it was such a delight for it to be mentioned here!! the game is just so, so, impactful... it left me in such a sad state (with some bittersweet feelings) and the experience of playing it always sticks with me. This poem really did remind me of how much doki doki literature impacted me as a game- like all of that experience just resurfaced. Not even just because this poem is a great way of embodying the game, but also because of a poem being made about that game itself.

I loved reading this, even more since it almost feels like the text's rhythm (at some parts) was written in mind with doki doki literature's music! I found "bosom's cove" to be such an interesting way of describing a one's heart. It's flowery, but also very sheltered. It gives me an image of a cave full of flowers—the speaker's heart is so full of flowery, good feelings for someone, but remains to live in them to the point of those feelings sheltering the speaker.

This push-and-pull with the narrative is so, so interesting! It really gives emphasis on how much the speaker revolves around themselves around the game player (or well, reader, for this case). The repetition also gives that emphasis as well, while also being a great reference to the game's repetition itself!!

I also really loved the exploration of the speaker's feelings here. Or well, Monika's feelings. Like it doesn't even just touch on the dependency and harmful obsession, but also touches on her genuine good feelings for the game player to be themselves and to flourish. Which while I feel a lot of people, understandably, mainly focuses on her obsession, I think that sometimes the focus does distract others from acknowledging her other feelings and intentions.

This was a great poem! I really enjoyed reading this!! The bittersweetness of it all... wow. I love it!!