(February 15, 2016 at 1:58 am)pool the great Wrote:
The poem's not too bad. It came very close to evoking an emotional response from me as I read it, but it got a bit choppy. I think Homeless Nutter may have been on the right track regarding the repetitious use of "heart" within the text of the poem.
If the poem were mine, I would consider seeing the use of metaphors through to the end in those lines, by simply expounding upon them a bit; If you use clear and complete metaphors, you won't have to rely on the use of simple/common sounding words (such as heart) that actually have a significant meaning.
It definitely has potential, IMO.
Thanks for posting it.
