Getting Over

by azure

Published March 13, 2008

**This is a short poem that I wrote for a friend of mine. Please tell me what you think of it.

My feelings for you have gone,
Banished forever as if never born,
Never again shall they ever show,
Lest I risk destroying my soul.

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ink_on_fire
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ink_on_fire wrote a review Review · Apr 12, 2008

My feelings for you have gone,
Banished forever as if never born,
Never again shall they ever show,
Lest I risk destroying my soul.


Very nice. Short. But forceful.

Never again shall they ever show,

Maybe you don't need ever. You already have the word never...
It just sounds a bit repetitive.

Lest I risk destroying my soul.

Alot of the 'S' sound...? I'm not sure but this line doesn't seem to run as smoothly as the others.

But I have to agree, its a wonderful poem. :)

Very nice

Peace V :P

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deleted6
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deleted6 wrote a review Review · Apr 12, 2008

azure wrote:**This is a short poem that I wrote for a friend of mine. Please tell me what you think of it.

My feelings for you have gone,
Banished forever as if never born,
Never again shall they ever show,
Lest I risk destroying my soul.


This is solid, nice and true. It just shows that small poems can be amazing. I agree about it being telling rather than showing. Work on showing the first two lines at least. I like the use of 'lest' make it seem better. It fits with the pattern. Overall: Pretty solid just, show don't tell.

Good luck
VSN

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vines-of-beauty wrote a review Review · Apr 12, 2008

I didn't like it all that much, it's not that it wasn't well written because it was, just it's too short.
Short but refreshing.
Yes, yes short but refreshing... mhm yes...very well done...

Oh yes uhmm, yes exscuse me..


*keep rockin*

-Meg

hhiiipppooo

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Lil Dono
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Lil Dono wrote a review Review · Apr 11, 2008

Short to it's full potential :)

The only thing that catches me is that it seems the first line is missing a syallable and maybe a comma after "Lest I risk" for dramatic pause?

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Chanahbanana
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Chanahbanana commented Comment · Apr 10, 2008

I really liked this!
although, short it got straight to the point.
very powerful.

great job! :D

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casey_kent
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casey_kent commented Comment · Mar 22, 2008

Short but really strong. It was nice. I liked it a lot! Good job :D

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AVilicious666
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AVilicious666 wrote a review Review · Mar 16, 2008

azure wrote:My feelings for you have gone, show this. gimme some kind of simile or metaphor.
Banished forever as if never born, You could do so much with this.
Never again shall they ever show,
Lest I risk destroying my soul.



[b]you tell. you don't show, and you need to get in there and use the five senses to help make it a little more original and interesting.

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ashleylee
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ashleylee commented Comment · Mar 14, 2008

i really like this poem. you can definitely feel the emotion from that. that was powerful! good work!

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Corvin Vandra
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Corvin Vandra commented Comment · Mar 14, 2008

I'd feel bad if my crit was longer than your poem. Luckily, that's neigh impossible. Great poem, I felt it deep down. I bow to you (*bows*). Keep up the good work, PM me if you need a crit or something.

~Corvin Vandra

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aestar101
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aestar101 wrote a review Review · Mar 13, 2008

That was a short peom with maximum effect. This could hit someone the same way as a long poem. I loved it :D :D. It felt like it was comming from someone that is telling his/her girlfriend/boyfriend that they are finished toying with their emotions. Good Job!

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blacktiger3915
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blacktiger3915 commented Comment · Mar 13, 2008

This comes to show that even the smallest poems can be good. I liked it. Keep up the good work! Write more please!! :D

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nothingface
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nothingface wrote a review Review · Mar 13, 2008

this was really cool. lest? i've never heard of that word but shall look it up as i dont think someone would just write a word they made up lol.
dont ask me about grammar etc cos im crap at that lol

Mimi :D



No, it's not that you didn't succeed. You accomplished a lot, but, if you want to touch people, don't concentrate so much on rhyme and metre. Think more about what you want to say instead of how you're saying it.
— LCDR Geordi La Forge