World War 3

[rollingbrianjones]

"Please do try to remember that for serious critique, it is important not to confuse a poem with a diary entry. What the poet does or does not believe is irrelevant/ mod" -
I apologise if any rules broken... but I assure you that my interest in the poet's own belief is not to judge them, but to judge what they have written through a wider comprehension. It's a thoughtful, probing piece. It is difficult to give a serious critique sometimes without an understanding of the poet, and as this was posted in serious critique and I felt compelled to response, I had little choice! I mean, we study a poet's time, life and words- rather than only what they've written. Apologies, go easy on me :'D

Not a convoluted reply- explained pretty well something that to you is seemingly quite convoluted!
I only asked as there was a lot of religious imagery, and I might have read too much into other words/lines in this respect, but I thought I may appreciate or comprehend the piece more with some background. The religious imagery, language, perhaps is a distraction from your actual intended meaning? As I said, I got bits, but was lost through bits- and the bits I was lost in I felt a religious aspect to when trying to understand them, due to the repetitive religious language.
Didn't want to probe too deeply or break rules or cause any offence

RBJ