05-04-2018, 09:35 AM
Hey Alex,
I like the imagery here. I'm hardly a Bible expert, so I don't have a super in depth knowledge of Abel. I'll go into more detail below:
Cheers,
Richard
I like the imagery here. I'm hardly a Bible expert, so I don't have a super in depth knowledge of Abel. I'll go into more detail below:
(04-29-2018, 10:55 AM)alexorande Wrote: AbelI feel like I might be being too negative here. I actually do like this poem, and I look forward to seeing where you take it from here.
We once shared a bed -I like how this is a strong image for something brothers would share as children, and then it gets very dark in the next line. My only concern is that I have no idea how Cain or Abel bloodied a bed. I even googled it and found no answers.
you bloodied. There was no A/C
to keep you from scratching at your skin, -I like this image. I just find it a bit too modern given the title. May be remove the A/C reference and say something like: "There was nothing/ to keep you from scratching at your skin". Just a thought.
a blanket that you tried peeling free of, -I like how this has connotations to some sort of rebirth.
while your lungs constricted whimpers
into wheezing sleeplessness. -This brought to mind of murder by strangling. I wonder if you could play around with this type of murder being like putting someone to sleep. Not a necessary change, but just something to think about.
Let's trade blankets, little brother, -Maybe instead of the repetition of "blanket", change the line to: "Let's trade places, little brother". This would make for a much darker line though...
and go back to dreaming. -If you made the change I suggested above, then this line might allude to this becoming a murder/suicide. Again, this might be too dark.
Thanks to Todd for the NaPM prompt #4
Cheers,
Richard
Time is the best editor.

