12-15-2013, 06:59 PM
Hi I actually really like the essence of this one and find that in this case the repititions (that would normally get negative comments) are working well for my read.
I'll only leave a couple of comments for your consideration as this is not really a crit section and you have not asked for them...but if you wish to go down the route of any edits I think this could shape up nicely.
I enjoyed the read.
All the best AJ.
I'll only leave a couple of comments for your consideration as this is not really a crit section and you have not asked for them...but if you wish to go down the route of any edits I think this could shape up nicely.
I enjoyed the read.
All the best AJ.
(12-15-2013, 07:31 AM)beaufort Wrote: Blue You
Not bluebird blue, but darker.
Blue like crawling crabs deep underwater,
or curving veins along a fat girl's thigh.
Deeper even than the ocean’s blue;
a life away, a life awry
with unalterable sorrow. These two lines feel slightly off. the away / awry thing is Ok as a word play, but they are placed to closely imo to work. I suggest swapping the second of these lines up to read A life away and think about a different word or line for unalterable sorrow - think the sentiment is fine but that word feels clunky... let a life awry sit by itself on a line.
Blue to make the blues blue -
not sky blue or tattoo blue,
but true blue, with viridian
and alizarin with desire -
ultramarine with the deepest umber, the Move the down a line - weak line ending. Also deepest umber ? perhaps burnt umber makes for a stronger paint term and image.
darkest blue to which any blue aspires.
Blue you, blue of unmended hearts,
of deeply bruising bruises
the blue of morgues, the blue of monsters,
blue like that.
Blue you.

