A Gentleman's Darkness

by arif

Published February 9, 2014

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Trapped by the enchanted beguiled world

customarily drowning and drinking

From my burning cold liquid dry tears

Sporadically lingering around

For an oblivious belligerent warrior

I fitfully dispatch idyllic kisses

To the cappella birds, but they convert

Into disconsolate forlorn poniards

And transform the blissful singing into

Melancholic woebegone wailings

The luminescence of my amorous

Soul would once covetous the shining sun,

But now I have embraced villainous

Immortal darkness, where nefarious

And malevolence rule my sea of blood

Although I eulogize and venerate

My Omniscient and Mighty God

My sacrilegious and impious

Exertions, propel my ominous outlook

Of baleful imminent forthcomings

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lewiseyles
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lewiseyles wrote a review Review · Feb 10, 2014

What the other reviewer seems to have missed out is the title, that hints despair and turmoil. The fact that the poem does not seem to be going to any certain aspect suggests that the you, the writer, is also at a loss. For that reason, although I am more of a fan of poetry that after a few readings I can interpret myself, I found this poem an interesting read and with a few more tweaks I think it would be a strong poem.

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fictional wrote a review Review · Feb 10, 2014

Hello person! (Thanks for reviewing my poem, by the way.) I'll be honest here: I have no idea what this is about. If that was your intent, well done; if not, keep working on clarity.

You used a whole lotta big words, which for some reason makes the whole poem amusing. It's quite an interesting thing to do, and in this case it is easy to guess at the meanings of unfamiliar ones (due to context). However, it is one reason why the poem makes little sense.

Nitpicks

The luminescence of my amorous

Soul would once covetous the shining sun,


"covetous" should be "covet"

Immortal darkness, where nefarious

And malevolence rule my sea of blood


"Nefarious" should be "nefarity" or "nefariousness"

Exertions, propel my ominous outlook

Of baleful imminent forthcomings


You don't really need that comma after "exertions".

Anyway...

To me, this poem seems more like a string of big words pulled out of a dictionary like spaghetti on a fork, rather than a conscious image, stream of thought, narration, etc.
If you work at its meaning (to the reader), it could emerge as something brilliant.

I hope you weren't offended by this review - take into consideration what you feel is important. Keep writing!! :)



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