Lovers Quarrel
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(11-06-2019, 11:04 PM)AlexTheAsian21 Wrote:  A whisper in the wind,
A light in the the night,
Every time you smile my world gets so bright,
As endless as the ocean,*     
As potent as a potion,*
Your love drives my every single motion,
Until time has ceased,
Or my soul is leased,
My love for you will never end.

I often wonder if you think about me,
I think of you as I lay in bed,
Every time I’m around you I overthink on what I said,
Did you understand that I was kidding, and what I said was just a joke,**
Do you know that I think you’re amazing and not like normal folk,
You’re so confident and outgoing, bright and so bubbly,***
Do you enjoy my company even though I’m a bit stubbly,
You give me hope, we do our dance, the game seems to be in play,
But you cause me to think too much when you’re cold to me the next day,****
What did I do, what is the problem, how do I fix what we were,*****
I just want what we had that causes my heart to stir,
I wonder if you think about me ever or at all,
Truth be told I wrote this poem because I know I stall.
*As endless as the ocean,/As potent as a potion- lines like these can be a bit cliche, maybe trying something that invokes the same feeling without being quite so obvious (ie what other things are endless/potent)
**Did you understand that I was kidding, and what I said was just a joke,- this may be a more personal taste thing, but this line feel too repetitive, maybe try using only one half (did you understand that I was kidding? or "did you understand that what I said was just a joke?)
***You’re so confident and outgoing, bright and so bubbly- again maybe a personal preference, but try removing the word "and" (You're so confident, outgoing, bright, so bubbly) also try avoiding "so" or use more intense modifications
****But you cause me to think too much when you’re cold to me the next day- remove the "but" and "to me" (You cause me to think too much when you're cold the next day")
*****What did I do, what is the problem, how do I fix what we were,- this could be a really powerful spot to use repetition, trying separating this into three separate lines (what did I do?/ what is the problem?/How do I fix what we were?) it will add a pause that can really change the tone of that line.

I agree with what others said about making the rhyme, I personally tend to think that every line rhyming is a bit cliche and can be really poorly done. In this poem I think forcing it to rhyme is limiting what you're able to say ( felt that with the last line, like it was thrown in there simply for the rhyme). Maybe try using this same thought and theme but allowing it to have no rhyme pattern or anything, just a free-form poem. Overall, general theme isn't bad, but can be cliche so you may have to work harder to avoid that.
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Lovers Quarrel - by AlexTheAsian21 - 11-06-2019, 11:04 PM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by Pinprick - 11-09-2019, 09:44 AM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by bbcashdollar - 12-01-2019, 03:04 AM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by WaterPig - 12-24-2019, 02:24 AM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by billy - 12-24-2019, 08:08 PM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by EmBee - 12-30-2019, 12:04 AM
RE: Lovers Quarrel - by RecoveryWarrior - 12-30-2019, 12:32 PM



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