12-29-2015, 10:45 PM
(11-22-2015, 08:27 AM)elviaje26 Wrote:Dear elviaje26,Edit one
I understand. (I like how this is separate from the main verse; it's like you have a simplified poem within the poem, one that simply says "I understand. Preserve.")
It is the will of God
for the strong to advance
and the inept to vanish. (two theories that were never incompatible, brought together in three lines: that's just my small observation which I like)
I dare not beg your reconsideration. (is the narrator speaking to God here, or to somebody else? my impression after re-reading is that it is to God, but the first line refers to him as if he is not present in the conversation. If the narrator is speaking to God, perhaps there needs to be a line after the first three lines to provide clarity in narrative)
I sure wish things were different.
To my core, nothing
I mean nothing
is more sacred
than efficiency.
In your hands you hold
all men’s dignity,
all men’s purpose,
all men’s peace of mind.
[Without you,
A man has no task to accomplish,
no place to be,
and no role to fulfill.] (I wouldn't agree with the content, however I do find this part thought provoking from a philosophical perspective.)
[You are more powerful
than a general,
more wise
than a judge,
and more godly
than a preacher.] (If the narrator is speaking to God, perhaps "more godly than a preacher" doesn't truly drive the point home) Maybe you could change this part to something like:
More powerful than a general,
wiser than a judge.
(remove the "you are" to make it tighter)
To say that I respect you
would be an understatement. (maybe remove these two lines; understatements don't work well with poetry)
I don't accept your discernment. (semi-colon may work better here)
I worship your discernment.
In the last days,
all men will bow down to you.
In the last days
You will take us away from death.
In the last days
You will finally bring us to ultimate
efficiency.
Persevere.
.
I enjoyed this poem. The first 9 lines are definitely your strongest. I hope my comments above help.
These fragments I have shored against my ruins
Why then Ile fit you
-T.S. Eliot (The Wasteland)
Why then Ile fit you
-T.S. Eliot (The Wasteland)

