08-05-2012, 06:52 AM
(08-05-2012, 06:20 AM)Ruth Wrote: it's 3am, and I need to hear sunlight -- nice synaesthesiaNice edit... love what you've done with the place
hours wealthier, you, step out into life. -- the comma after you is not right, but it does feel like you needs to be emphasised... maybe a line break?
something in here is dying;
curled, I listen for its breathing.
inside, I waited for our rules to change. -- the starts this line and the preceding are too similar, one word then a comma. Do you need "inside"? I think it's implied. In fact, I'm not convinced you need this line at all.
time drips somewhere in a cave
love? you were in love with the idea
it tastes of quinine, dipped in too much sugar. -- love this image
I learned to embrace bleeding,
to love the sticky sweetness.
an emptying heart has enough blood
to flow across a kitchen table
before turning black
(you would never write this down). -- terrific stanza
sitting between our worlds are the
cold, smooth stones I collected
in spring snow covered the daffodils -- these are gorgeous lines
metaphorically speaking
this murder will be misunderstood
It could be worse
