Father
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Powerful stuff LB. But again, even though this is very personal and emotional still try your best to show and not just tell. It's tempting to just say how you feel, but you have to take the reader on that journey with you, and to do that you need to command those feelings from them. For that imagery works best

(04-26-2010, 09:05 AM)Loveblind Wrote:  Dirty words that rolled off your tongue
Deterring my noggin This line jarred me. It's not too bad in a vacuum, but taken in the context of all your other lines the slang seems out of place. If you keep the informal language consistent throughout the poem then maybe it wouldn't be so strange
Destruction sliding into my soul For me, I can't see destruction "sliding". Sounds easy. You can pick a more agressive word. And because you start the next line with "destroying.." destruction is redundant as well
Destroying my insides

A scar permanently left
The devious comments rape my mind
Frequently For me there's no need to put this in its own lineThe sight of you
Turns my stomach

Awkward moment’s "moments"? leads to
Vulgar comments being exchanged
Establishing a relationship after 17
Dreadful years far from mind

Hence, the fact an abortion
Was the right thing while I
Was in the womb I imagine these lines to be very pain-filled. Try to express the lines in a more assertive, bitter way (or whatever emotional intention you had with it) because right now the way its phrased sounds strangely detachedI can’t erase all the damages don't need "s"You’ve caused
Emotionally and physically

Who would of "have" known
Your Childhood troubles
You endured
Would affect mine

Still Angry at the fact
Your father walked out
On your mom and 6 kids

I was just an innocent child
Searching for a father
To hold me and save me
In this cold world Wouldn't have chosen to end the poem on this idea, but still ok. I kind of liked the idea that you introduced before, about how the abuse is a perpetuating cycle. So maybe it would be interesting to imply that this last verse applies to both you and your father.
BTW, if you have many poems to post at once, it would be also good to pepper them in different sections of the poetry forum. That way they can stay prominent without immediately being pushed down by your other poems.

Also, we'd love to hear your comments on the poetry of some of the other posters. If you feel too intimidated to comment, don't be. Smile There's no right or wrong opinion in this case. And It'll help some of the other poets a lot, to hear as many varying opinions as they can about their work
PS. If you can, try your hand at giving some of the others a bit of feedback. If you already have, thanks, can you do some more?
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Messages In This Thread
Father - by Loveblind - 04-26-2010, 09:05 AM
RE: Father - by billy - 04-26-2010, 09:36 AM
RE: Father - by addy - 04-26-2010, 12:01 PM
RE: Father - by Loveblind - 04-26-2010, 01:28 PM
RE: Father - by billy - 04-26-2010, 03:59 PM
RE: Father - by addy - 04-26-2010, 06:15 PM



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