04-09-2018, 04:14 AM
(03-31-2018, 06:58 AM)SpaceDirt Wrote: (This is my first poem posted here, and is the first in a series of acrostics that I may or may not continue. Any thoughts are welcome, as I'm only 15 and still working on writing).Overall, one of my favorite first poems I've read. You clearly have a good understanding of brevity and diction. With some more thought-out word choice, fleshed out imagery and clarity, you could definitely be an excellent poet. Good work.
I keep it hidden, boiling, festering Good word choice. I especially like festering; you may want to work that into the next line, perhaps "my rotting soul" or something. A period should period or comma at the end here would keep punctuation consistency.
Melting away my soul. This line is a bit shallow, in my opinion. While it has a clear cultural meaning, I feel that some imagery or a novel metaphor would fit better.
Finally, I succumb. The quick rhythm change works great. This line hits hard, albeit being a bit of a trivialization of the idea of giving up.
It's been going on forever, and it will
Never go away. This line break reads very differently from the rest of the poem. This is likely on purpose, but you should know it creates an odd break in flow. For me, it adds stress to "go away" that should be on "never". I don't mean to do your writing for you, but maybe "It's been going on forever,\ And it will never go away." Just a suggestion, these lines are very powerful as they are.
Everybody knows, but I still say it. As everyone's said, this could be a solid exit, but the usage of "it" really weakens it.

