Wow, I loved this poem! Your use of imagery is outstanding! "Kaleidoscopic, teary eyes" is a great line. The first stanza of your poem really pulled me in and made me want to finish reading it. The title of your poem as well definitely intrigued me and made me want to come read it. I love the second stanza, when you describe all the things you used to do. It really provides good background information about what you lost. I would agree that perhaps cutting a few words could help with clarity.
The third stanza confused me a bit. Some of the wording, specifically the first line, left me a bit confused and I had to really think to understand the use of "was" and "wasn't" so close to each other. But I do love the last line in that stanza, ": just us." It's really great, and ties it back in to the second stanza. I would say either the third or fourth stanza are your weakest. The first three lines of the fourth stanza were slightly confusing, but the last tree lines were really strong. I loved your closing stanza.
Overall, I really enjoyed this poem, it's one of the best I've read. Definitely keep writing, you have great talent.
-Riles
Points: 51
Reviews: 9
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