First Edit: Friendship

[Richard]

Hey UlrickMasters,
Thanks for the feedback. I tried to address what you said about the second stanza in the spoiler below. I did it as a spoiler because I don't want to give too much away about the poem to anyone who hasn't read it yet.

My intention in the second stanza was to show how the speaker loses his individuality within his group of friends (he becomes just a tree that is part of the scene), while the third stanza shows how that loss actually comes with some comfort because at least he isn't alone. I actually really appreciate your comments here because it made me stop and rethink my intentions in this poem.

Thanks again,
Richard