08-05-2017, 05:17 AM
Hi Fuzzy, There are some things I like here. Let me give you a few comments below.
Take a look at your punctuation. You tend to skip end punctuation, and in line 1 you leave out a comma after "remember". I do that all the time (and fix it on revision) so it stands out to me. Just something to look at to build clarity and trust from the reader.
Best,
Todd
Take a look at your punctuation. You tend to skip end punctuation, and in line 1 you leave out a comma after "remember". I do that all the time (and fix it on revision) so it stands out to me. Just something to look at to build clarity and trust from the reader.
(08-05-2017, 04:51 AM)fuzzyllama1 Wrote: BirthmarkI hope the comments help some.
I can’t quite remember
or I made myself forget;
Ten dollar rum made of smooth--slight suggestion substitute "of" with "for"
beaches and blue water,
Waves coming to shore in central Ohio--Nice little twist by adding the location.
The birthmark beneath your--I would actually consider starting here perhaps using your first two lines as a lead into this strophe. It seems to fit better with your title.
left breast was the most perfect
thing about you--This s an interesting line because it is pointing out something that would normally be considered a flaw but it is the imperfection that is alluring and probably humanizing. Given the title, it makes for an interesting theme to explore.
or was it under the right?--If you were rearranging things this question could sit atop your original opening strophe. Just a thought.
You were pink
Filled me with perfume
and pencil skirts--Nice alliteration on pink, perfume and pencil. It makes the phrasing pop well.
Flowers seemed unjust--like this and the strophe break
Bouquets of love letters,
Teasingly twisted,
like western origami--using end punctuation here and ending the line on you loved would produce some layered meaning between the lines.
You loved how they smelled
I spread myself too thin,
130 pounds to begin with
She was thin too,--Need a better transition to establish a new she instead of the original. It comes across but it takes a moment.
No birthmark.
Gave me her mac and cheese,
didn’t feel like
She was sharing though
Took me five years
to walk away from our park bench--Nice break on years and a good way to show that the old relationship is in the speaker's thoughts.
I’ve had many women--Great line break
sit with me there,
wandering through my hedge maze
I always brought them in
and out by helicopter
I forgot to make an entrance
and an exit
You were the only one
who figured out
You could just step over the edges.
Best,
Todd
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson

