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by vox nihili

Published December 13, 2008

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Comments & reviews · 4
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writetolive commented Comment · Dec 15, 2008

This poem hits close to home for me. I have high-functioning autism and i know exactly what it feels like. Good job.

Bailey Holcomb wrote a review Review · Dec 15, 2008

Oh my gosh!!! I love this poem!!! I wish I could write stuff that deep. It's almost so in depth I can't understand. I mean I think it is amazing!!! Thank you for telling me to read this poem! You are truely an amazing writer!!!! I am .... just.......I think you get it. But you need to keep writing this kind of stuff that way I can review all of it!!!

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anti-pop wrote a review Review · Dec 13, 2008

A true fear-
Was just realized.

I'd take out the -


Now I wonder how much I am despised

This lines a little long; it is better off without the 'Now'.


To stifle the unending chain of muted grunts
They expel from tightly closed lips

In the first line I would remove 'muted'; it will allow the poem to flow more smoothly.
Also, you used the imagery of 'tightly closed lips' in the stanza above, and I think you should change it. Maybe something like: That emit from their locked mouths.


They control every tiny action,

'Tiny' just doesn't seem effective enough here. I think replacing it with 'single' would do just fine, and would give the same impression.


Their minds overiding

Overriding.


The impulses of their subconscious brain.
But for me, the truth is plain:

I cannot.

Simple and effective. Extremely effective...I also liked how you made it rhyme. That left a more lasting impression, I think. Much better imagery for the reader.


It tears me.

Tears like how? Crying, or to be torn? Specify this a little. For instance: It all but tears my heart in two.


Aw, vox :(
I don't know how you do it. I really think you've got a great way with words. You made the reader (at least me!) feel your emotion throughout the poem. I was being nit-picky, but other than those little things it was great.


*anti-pop



Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open.
— Sir James Dewar, Scientist