Skeleton On The Sea Floor -- revision
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(08-11-2016, 12:26 PM)lizziep Wrote:  Her skeleton just appeared there one day, fused to the seabed, I think 'her skeleton' is too much too soon. 'It just appeared..' was nice, I think, although you can make 'the skeleton' work maybe? 
as one clinically depressed merges with their mattress Still like the depressed / mattress link 
or decomposes into couch cushions.
Half her bones already lay concealed in the silt, I don't think you need both 'already and 'lay' , feel like each word gets in the other's way
like puzzle pieces disappear down the sides of a chair Tense clashes with previous line a bit
or underneath a love seat. Her breastbone shattered I think chose one between chair and love seat and run with one. I love the comparison between the sand and the sofa gap abyss .
from the ocean's pressure, leaving her ribs to reach up Cool image
in wonderment at its absence. The weight
of the water fell over her face like a thick blanket Don't think you need 'fell over' .Fewer / different words could work better for the flow of the line i think 
as she slept, convincing her mind to keep dreaming
and her lungs to surrender.

She just appeared there one day,
a woman of thirty-five, feet strapped Good use of strapped 
into sensible brown heels, and settled
behind a desk with a picture of a husband and two kids,
unable to breathe.
Just a few pointers, glad you are working on this poem there's some really good stuff here that you are starting to bring to fruition.
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Skeleton On The Sea Floor -- revision - by Lizzie - 08-11-2016, 12:26 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by kolemath - 08-11-2016, 12:49 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Achebe - 08-11-2016, 09:13 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Shay - 08-12-2016, 04:41 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by just mercedes - 08-12-2016, 05:21 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by monablackbird - 08-12-2016, 11:29 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by comandoartjunky - 08-13-2016, 01:27 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by BW BRINE - 08-13-2016, 05:00 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 08-13-2016, 10:52 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by cvanshelton - 08-17-2016, 02:34 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 08-18-2016, 07:22 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by stampede331 - 08-26-2016, 03:42 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 08-27-2016, 05:57 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by maximuswolf - 09-01-2016, 09:33 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-01-2016, 12:36 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by loboflo - 09-17-2016, 06:29 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-17-2016, 02:25 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by heslopian - 09-20-2016, 10:13 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-21-2016, 04:05 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by QDeathstar - 09-21-2016, 11:44 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-22-2016, 03:41 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by QDeathstar - 09-22-2016, 10:49 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by EarthwareVessel - 09-25-2016, 10:51 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-26-2016, 11:27 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by nikkisto - 09-25-2016, 10:13 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Donald Q. - 09-28-2016, 06:08 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-28-2016, 11:53 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Donald Q. - 09-28-2016, 05:15 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 09-28-2016, 11:16 PM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Lizzie - 10-15-2016, 07:02 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor - by Achebe - 10-15-2016, 07:18 AM
RE: Skeleton On The Sea Floor -- revision - by Donald Q. - 10-18-2016, 02:29 AM



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