12+ Language Violence

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I went to a building
T’was tall and black
On a thousand backs
A whip there cracks

I joined the stream of people in
To office chairs and lights quite dim
There I will stay between shitty plaster
To make some money for my master

The other inmates I observed
Were not keen on this work
Whispers of rebellion brewed
Each day in the coffee suite

But the boldness never lasts
Like a silent fart it passed
Each day we come, each night we go
To soothe us home there's radio

And soothed we stay when we arrive
Little screens glued to our eyes
Rebellion will never come
So go to work and have some fun
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AntonioVidalZ
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Hello Juulman,
Wow. What a poem!
You have defined your voice to a tee. Your language is clear and creative and simple yet vivid. My favorite line is on stanza three "whispers of rebellion brewed." The voice of your piece reacts to these inmates in a funny fashion, like it's a coffee break for him. There are four ways a character can give such an impression. Reaction, the one you used, action, dialogue and description. You used all of them, but dialogue, being reasonable, as this is a poem. Very nice poem. I want you to please feel proud of it.

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sunslurp
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I like this poem, especially the part where it says, "Little screens glued to our eyes" (it's my favorite).

I also liked how you described the workers, how working is, and how you referred to the boss as "master."

As a beginner writer, I shouldn’t be giving tips or reviews to a professional writer. Nevertheless, I liked it. Keep writing!

:3



If food is poetry, is not poetry also food?
— Joyce Carol Oates