07-25-2023, 05:59 AM
That's interesting that you mention NaPM, because I was wondering if this was written to a prompt. I know for myself, it's easy to miss that a poem doesn't make sense when disconnected from the inspiration or from the context provided by other poems in a thread.
I'm also realizing that I didn't respond at all to one part of the poem:
In conclusion, I agree with Tranquility that you haven't properly introduced us to your main character. There's much effort expended exploring what he hates, but all we know about him is that he hates his job and wishes to unplug from the electrical socket to which/whom he's attached. I certainly applaud you for touching on so many topics in this small space (and NaPM doesn't give time for leisurely strolls through the fields of ideas), yet I feel like this is one poem which would benefit from more words not less.
Good luck with it. It has good bones.
I'm also realizing that I didn't respond at all to one part of the poem:
(05-31-2023, 02:51 AM)Tiger the Lion Wrote: He's sick of dull words -- Dullness is a poor seductress. Perhaps you mean something like vacuous or facile?You have the foundations of some decent phallic imagery here, and that could be a good challenge to explore. It's hard to do without sounding obvious or comical. It can't be too on the nose. However, it's already there in the endowment of a sex identity -- if I were you, I'd lean into it.
playing whore in a Bull market,
seducing both mammon and men
with the same loose lips.
In conclusion, I agree with Tranquility that you haven't properly introduced us to your main character. There's much effort expended exploring what he hates, but all we know about him is that he hates his job and wishes to unplug from the electrical socket to which/whom he's attached. I certainly applaud you for touching on so many topics in this small space (and NaPM doesn't give time for leisurely strolls through the fields of ideas), yet I feel like this is one poem which would benefit from more words not less.
Good luck with it. It has good bones.

