Firecracker (experimental)

by xanthan gum

Published February 17, 2006

In Old Poetry

it's aggresive and bears a ranting style, and i happen to like it. i've taken a while pondering over this, as the first time i read it i was far too upset in my life to understand anything. but the second time around i can concentrate. i loved the last line - it had power and fury and strength, and even came as a bit of a surprise.

there's too many rhetorical questions in the first stanza. or so i think. it looks busy.

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emotion_less commented Comment · Feb 18, 2006

It seemed a tad bit like a child talking back to his mother about how he is right and she is wrong. Not sure if you were going for that or not.

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backgroundbob commented Comment · Feb 18, 2006

My only real comment is that "Don't love me 'cos I don't have a heart/to give you. " twigged the cliche-o-meter.

Apart from that, a decent rant poem; very good.



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