A Poem: Edit
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(03-10-2013, 06:27 AM)zxcv6789 Wrote:  You are on the couch in my basement -
Rouge, soft and sinful. You just get away with the misdirection...I think it is the "you" that is is rouge, soft and sinful...though it could be the sofaSmile

We are drawn like salt from taint. The very unpalatable (bon mot) connotations of this line are out of place so early in the piece. I must assume you use the Urban Dictionary....alternatively, I have no idea what this means.Smile
Our hands flirt and so do our toes.
Finally, entangle.
Tighten.Very nice imagery born out of equally credible observation. I am not sure that the cuddly-soft concept is helped by the curt lines and stingy punctuation. A small nit...

Its wrong Purposeless line unless you have truly established the misdemeanour. I do not believe you have...so the "its" is isolated.
Like Humbert Humbert
And Lolita
And the likesAgain, this is infra dig. You could do much better. Your poem.Confused

Oh but it feels right and good
And more familiar than
Breathing.Apart from the over dramatic L1 of this stanza (I use this oh so often myself) this is worthy. You clip a cliche with "more familiar than breathing" but I cannot for the life of me recall where I have seen this beforeSmile

Our grapple resumes
And our fumes permeate and intoxicate and we’re drunk past surrender
And fires rush our guts – the inextinguishable kind.
And spinning hastens
And shadows dance
And regret will always be for the young.Hmmm. Only as good as it looks but no better. There is nothing in this that would not be improved by some gravy...needs more seasoning, too. The last line is arguable...and does not ring true
And so we laud our imminent doom
And bathe in its eternality.You are lauding and bathing...metaphorically you are multi-tasking. I don't think it works but it nearly does.
Overall I think that you have written something which has more depths than you are prepared to plumb. Tell me I am wrong and I shall probably concede...its a no win situation. I quite like the and and and device but you do go on a bit.Smile Is there something I'm missing. I have read Lolita. The years of innocence...
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Messages In This Thread
A Poem: Edit - by zxcv6789 - 03-10-2013, 06:27 AM
RE: A Poem - by NakedBear - 03-10-2013, 06:53 AM
RE: A Poem - by Todd - 03-10-2013, 06:55 AM
RE: A Poem - by justcloudy - 03-10-2013, 07:04 AM
RE: A Poem - by Todd - 03-10-2013, 07:38 AM
RE: A Poem - by zxcv6789 - 03-11-2013, 04:56 AM
RE: A Poem - by brandontoh - 03-13-2013, 09:23 PM
RE: A Poem - by tectak - 03-13-2013, 09:21 PM
RE: A Poem: Edit - by zxcv6789 - 03-15-2013, 05:38 AM
RE: A Poem: Edit - by Todd - 03-15-2013, 05:43 AM



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