05-22-2018, 05:02 PM
I read this as a father giving his daughter the inside track on men, it builds well and the word choices help the reader engage, I was left feeling a little defensive but I guess that was all part of the idea. You have some very strong lines that mostly infer the distraction of beauty, just looking or kissing, which for me is a redeaming feature of the poem
(05-18-2018, 10:32 AM)Tiger the Lion Wrote: Daughter,
when they say men are pigs
they're not far wrong, Strong opening sets up the premise well
our appetites are in our eyes
and you can't close them
even when we love you most. a lot said here good economy
The best of us will snort at the gate
every time an indifferent sun
falls a certain way
on the curve of a stranger's shoulder. really like this image and phrasing
You could get kicked to the curb
for any shape that strikes, weakest stanza, weve just read about the beauty of form above, so it doesnt add anything new, except the curb kicking and that could be improved.
any mouth under the right moon,
any variation of pink,
any shadow,
any freckle you don't have. great stepping down to a solid ending
If your undies fer you've been smoking through em, don't peg em out

