Surrender to me
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I'm new here and I'm trying to work at getting better with critiques but here are my thoughts on the content of your poem.
(06-09-2015, 03:21 AM)Mr. Creosote Wrote:  Mundane, repetitive
Painful in a way that can be endured eternally
Heroic to my mother
Surrender to me
 
-"Painful in a way that can be endured eternally" I think this is an idea to expand on. Reading your poem, I feel like this dull ache that comes with every day life is more present than surrender. If pain can be endured eternally that is a powerful image. Keep going with that. I would cut "in a way" in order to put more emphasis on the pain itself.
-"Heroic to my mother" As a reader this seems out of place especially with the preceding line not giving any context. Why does she think the speaker is heroic? Because they go about every day life the way society wants? Make this more clear.
-"Surrender to me" This seems out of place here. Who is doing the surrendering? In the poem it appears the main character has surrendered but then they want someone to surrender to them in turn? I'm confused. Sorry.

Time here marches not in minutes, or hours, or days… but in years.
How many until I get my next week of vacation?
Professional, controlled… alive?
Not dead – death is dramatic.  
Death is an end, there is no end here
Gray, sensible and durable
-"Time here marches not in minutes, or hours, or days...but in years" Honestly, there's nothing out of the ordinary about this statement. That's how time works? Find another way to show how time passes slowly.
"Not dead- death is dramatic." I think "not death" would work better.

Confrontation is frowned on
Antagonism is a better word
They don’t know what antagonism means
A little antagonism makes the hours move faster
Passion is a sign that you are like the rank and file. Not above them
-Why don't they know what antagonism means? I don't get it. This stanza is a little haughty honestly. Find another way to show how passion is discouraged.
Stay in line!
You are getting closer to the front, it is better there
Don’t slip, don’t let them know, be a player…team-player
Relaxation technics
College for the boys, travel when you retire
-What's technics? Do you mean techniques?
All of this is trivial in comparison to what I am doing it for…
They believe in Daddy
They don’t care if I win the day
They need me to survive and surrender
-What are they doing "it" for? Explain what 'it" is.
- I like "They believe in Daddy. They don't care if I win the day."
-"They need me to survive and surrender" This kind of ruins the above sentiment

I have already surrendered
Aren’t there rules about how much?
-Develop this idea of surrender more. As I said before "Surrender to me" is unclear. Is it society telling the speaker to surrender? Are there rules about how much? I don't know. You tell us.

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Overall I like the concept of this poem very much. Mundane, everyday life is something almost everyone can relate to. I think you should keep following this train of thought and try to come up with ways to describe it in a more clear and concise way for your audience to understand your thoughts.
Wishing you the best. Thank you for sharing.
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Messages In This Thread
Surrender to me - by Mr. Creosote - 06-09-2015, 03:21 AM
RE: Surrender to me - by jasmine+clovers - 06-10-2015, 04:49 AM
RE: Surrender to me - by Magpie - 06-10-2015, 09:30 AM
RE: Surrender to me - by Mr. Creosote - 06-12-2015, 02:47 AM
RE: Surrender to me - by Magpie - 06-14-2015, 04:48 AM



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