to be

We are back here again
fortunately.
You're happy
I'm indifferent.

oh well

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Becky2421
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I always like short poems like this.
I like it! So simple and enlightening.
But to me this was, well...it needed some more
words and lines to make it a whole.
The title was catchy to me but it didn't really relate to the poem.

But just patch some more lines.
I like the lines, they are striking.
I am pretty sure it will be stunning and more glorious
once you add more bits and pieces to the puzzle.

Keep on writing :)
Cheers!

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Que
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Que wrote a review · Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:19 am

Hello dropout.
I know this is meant to be short, but an expansion would really be appreciated. If you could just give us a little bit more to go on, some details or background, I think this poem could improve a lot.

Other than that, I suggest a comma after "again" and "happy", and maybe a "but" before the "I'm indifferent". Question: if the narrator is indifferent, what is the point? And why is it fortunate? It's just a bit confusing, and a few lines with some detail or imagery would make this a lot nicer.

Keep writing!

-Falco

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Rurouni
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Rurouni wrote a review · Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:01 am

Hello! Ruro here for a review!

I do agree with ChocolateCello that there should be a comma after happy. Maybe a comma after again also?
This seems to be part of a collection? Hm, I'll have to read the rest.

Not a whole lot I can say about this, but if I were to say something, you made a nice story in a nice number of lines. It makes me seriously think, what is the narrator indifferent about? Why the "Oh well" if they're indifferent? I like it!
I love how the "Oh well" is in italics, maybe like an after thought, or a little voice in the back of your head.

Well, Ruro is off to read the rest of the collection of this! She shall return!

Thanks~
~Ruro~

Hey! Cello here for a quick review!

(Nice Avvie by the way!)

Well, this review is going to be short because there isn't a lot to review.

Only error I found was you're missing a comma after 'happy'. If you prefer, you could even put a period- totally you're call.
Also, you might need a comma after 'again' but I have a tendency to put too many commas in my work so I might be wrong.

This isn't really an error, more a suggestion. I feel like the first line would be better as 'Here we are again'. It's more casual, natural, and it reads easier.

I liked this, it was cute. You managed to tell a story in five lines. Nice job!

Keep up the good work!

-ChocolateCello



The best speculative fiction peels your mind and shows you the familiar from a direction you have not looked in before
— Neil Gaiman