Dead men walking
down the road at twilight
without a care in the world
or a sound
Beliefs seem to falter
what others say matters
the footprints trailing behind don't match their own
They speak with the same voice
they have the same mind
yet they once had the chance to be different
Soon she will be one of them
as will he and his friend as well
Unified minds alike
Another dead man walking
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Wow, this is an interesting poem! I wasn't sure what it was supposed to be about at first, bit I finally grasped it at the end. In my poems, I usually like to rhyme the words. However, this seemed to fit ok actually. You meter was pretty good throughout. It seemed pretty meaningful to you also! That's key in poetry! I'd love to see more of your poems! I'm always looking for ideas if you have any, feel free to ask my for ideas too if you need any! Keep writing!
This poem is wonderful, it makes sense to me. Maybe it is just the whole remembrance day thing that is going on in my country but it makes me think of soldiers that have returned from war. They are like dead men walking because of all the horrors they have seen. Its probably not what we are going for but its what it made me think of. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
That was really deep and nice to read. I really enjoyed it!
Some suggestions -
or a sound
I feel like you should elaborate on this line, or get rid of it. Right now it just seems like it's kind of there.
what others say matters
Change 'matters' to 'matter.'
the footprints trailing behind don't match their own
I would break this up into two separate lines.
yet they once had the chance to be different
This is just my opinion - I would make 'yet they once had the chance' and 'to be different' separate lines. I feel like it would give more emphasis on each part. I think that would be better, because I feel like those two things are important to the poem. If you don't think so, it's also fine how it is.
as will he and his friend as well
Take out the 'as well' at the end. Since you say it at the beginning, it becomes repetitive.
And lastly, I would be sure to add periods at the end, as it will help the flow.
Overall, I really enjoyed the poem. It resonated true with me. The lines are really easy to relate to, and have truth to them, which I think is awesome.
Keep writing!!
Thank you!
that was real nice. I liked it
Thanks!
I love this piece of poem that you made. Amazing! It sounded great in my mind and also it made sense. I admire the fact that you have chosen the dead men as your topic of your poem. It entertained me and other audiences as well. In addition, I loved the used of your vocabulary words. Those vocabularies that you used were higher level, which was a great thing because that is exactly what I also looked for in a poem or any stories, for that matter. You did a great job. Keep up the great work!
Thank you very much!
You are welcome..