Gingerly - Edit 1
#5
Just to add another opinion. I think you may want to abandon the enjambment for something a bit more arresting. Maybe:

The moon is a slaughterhouse
dripping red into your ponytail

If you want to try something fun with enjambment, how about this for your third line:

and my eyes. I wish

Just some thoughts,

Best,

Todd 

(08-18-2017, 08:47 AM)Wjames Wrote:  The moon is full
of slaughterhouses
dripping red into your ponytail
and my eyes.

I wish you would let your hair down
like it were me. I'm always wishing 
you would let me go

down.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson
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Messages In This Thread
Gingerly - Edit 1 - by Wjames - 08-18-2017, 08:47 AM
RE: Gingerly - by just mercedes - 08-18-2017, 09:52 AM
RE: Gingerly - by Tiger the Lion - 08-18-2017, 01:43 PM
RE: Gingerly - by The Four-Eyed Cat - 08-19-2017, 03:42 AM
RE: Gingerly - by Todd - 08-19-2017, 03:49 AM
RE: Gingerly - by vagabond - 08-19-2017, 12:24 PM
RE: Gingerly - by Wjames - 08-22-2017, 08:19 AM
RE: Gingerly - Edit 1 - by RiverNotch - 08-23-2017, 12:12 AM



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