Heya gemmy! Incoming review!
As always, your poetry is amazing. And I can't wait to review your work.
You know, this is the first time in a while where I can't find anything to critique. So Instead let me point out the things that really got me engages in your poem!
The first thing that was apparent was that your poem was slightly longer and, I don't know why, my attention span for reading longer works has been nonexistent recently. But with each stanza you packed a punch and it made me want to read on. You gave your poem momentum with all this imagery that propelled me forward just how the world propels young people into adulthood.
And this is where I get into a little bit about the human mind. When you're young we don't develop the ability to think of others in their own mind. We can't comprehend how some people can think differently than us or would like to do bad things. It spills over into we don't think that anyone will have some negative thoughts towards us but at around the age 8 is when we "grow out" of it. And then is usually when we're more careful about what we say, maybe we start getting nervous about what others will think if I wear this. It's all how the human brain develops and it's awful because you know what happened after 8? Anxiety, thanks human brain! Okay that was a tangent but you made it clear how a young child would say things without remorse.when i was younger i had alarming confidence
i made no apologies for my words
Another thing I loved from your poem is how you try to rhyme and it backfires. Well backfires is a strong word, more like you stumble over words to get to the ones that will rhyme. At first I thought this was something to critique but when I take a step back I an see something else. When most children start to write poetry they'll usually only make it rhyme because that's what we've been taught is the only way to write poetry. Bu as we get older we know that we can do free verse and so on. You are much more comfortable with free verse so going back into trying so hard to rhyme is like trying to get the semblance of childhood back. And the reflection of the past is very realistic and melancholic. I love it.
But that's all I have for today. I hope you found some of it useful! You are a great writer, gem, and I hope to get to review your next work! Anyway byeeeeeeeeee<3
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