Published March 30, 2009
I was wondering if maybe I should make the blue lines a chorus and write another verse about a different reason why I can never be happy do you'll think that would work?
There have always been things that I wished I could do
and they'll always be things that I can't...
and I've tried
and I've practiced
but it's never okay:
I'll never be good enough.
I'll never be satisfied,
why can't I just accept who I am
and move on, and move on...
but I've tried
and I've tried
I can't seem to forget,
filled with jealousy
my heart aches for joy
but I'll never be happy just as me,
not who i am,
was, or might be
I'll never be happy but maybe I shouldn't be
maybe i was born for this pain, and this jealousy
to suffer in silence is my destiny
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good job actually this could be a really goood song i would listen to it on the radio on the time and i really love the ending:
I'll never be happy but maybe I shouldn't be
maybe i was born for this pain, and this jealousy
to suffer in silence is my destiny
that's really inspirational keep on writing
This was sweet and definately to the point. I loved it =] Your first two lines were the most powerful...maybe you should make the last lines powerful too? They are already, but if you could make them seem like its the actaul ending then you would have an extremely good poem here.
Hope this help
*Peacee*
_Writing for love is a passion_
that's exactly the way i feel no one understands me this poem speaks fo real fo real this time good job 5 gold stars for u keep on writing grl keep on writing (clap clap clap) sorry this clap is so long lol but this poem speaks to me good show very very very goooooodddd ver very inspiring keep writng grl
My opinion on those three lines as far as expanding on them is that they work great as they are. I can relate to the overall topic of the poem and to me with further explanation, while it would explain "your" (whom ever the "you" is) pain, it would steal away some of the relatability that people could feel towards it. On the other hand, it could also add a certain personal depth to it, especially for people who feel the same way about what makes "you" unhappy and those who don't would gain insight into "your" reasons on why you feel this way.
So for me, I say leave it, but really its a personal decision depending on the overall intent of the piece.
If you mean to express specifically you're feelings, then it would do well to add some extra lines (particularly if you were to make it into song lyrics).
If you mean to make an openly relatable piece, I think that it's perfect the way it is. While not everyone feels the same as the poem, the ones who do (myself included) can feel a strong connection to it as it is and the ones who don't still gain a peek into the pain conferred.
All in all though, excellent work.
There have always been things that I wished I could do
and they'll always be things that I can't...(really love those lines)
and I've tried
and I've practiced
but it's never okay:
I'll never be good enough.
I'll never be satisfied,
why can't I just accept who I am
and move on, and move on...
but I've tried
and I've tried
I can't seem to forget, (you could say, though I can't seem to forget, that way it flows better)
filled with jealousy (you could say envy here instead so your not repeating unless you repeated it for a reason)
my heart aches for joy
but I'll never be happy just as me,
not who i am,
was, or might be (i love those three lines)
I'll never be happy but maybe I shouldn't be
maybe i was born for this pain, and this jealousy
to suffer in silence is my destiny(and I love these too!!)
Hi!!!
I really like it, and I think you should definitely use those three lines as your chorus. But, I think you should add a line, because it sounds a little short to be a chorus. Also I think you should split it up into two verses. Maybe three. Verses can be 4-6 lines. Heh heh... I really do like it though!!
Hey BB! Okay so I like what you've got here, it flows very softly and feels almost like a song. Am I write in thinking this is one of those lyrics you told me you convert into poetry? If so, it works very well and it has a pleasant, almost lilting feel to it. Actually, as much as I love poetry, I could see this as a really good song if you extended it and split it into a chorus and verses. That would be really cool.
Here's a line by line to give you a few tips on how to work some of your grammar when you're using poem format:
Overall, I think you've made a good effort. You could perhaps spice it up with similes and metaphors but you've got a good theme and a lovely flow. I hope this helps!
Heather xx