No One Thing Is Enough

[Keith]

I base the few changes I make on my own changing opinions. When I write something and finish it I don't give myself second chances. So I know that if people judge what I've written to not be good enough then I've failed. I like to have that tension. Otherwise I wouldn't write.

The feedback I give other people fits their desire to revise their poems. I revise my poems before I post them because when I do post them people can see what I wanted the poem to be. What I needed the poem to be. For good or ill.

What I get from your opinions is whether I've succeeded in anything or failed at anything. It's a win or lose situation. Your opinions are serious to me. I need to write exactly what I need to write. And if I'm the only person who thinks I've made a good poem then most likely I haven't. Good and bad are other people's judgments, I just have to write what I need to write.

Thank you Rowens that's clear, you want to know what I thought about the poem not how I think you can change it. I will keep that in mind for future feedback on your work. Best Keith