First poem in years...
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(04-19-2025, 12:00 PM)Wildcard Wrote:  I'll  Don't like this as a first line.  Kind of want it  to be the title, except "I Will"
never ever be
a regular guy.

I'll never ever e-   not sure how I feel about this enjambment. seems lazy, though a little cummings, perhaps.
ven give it a try.

I'll ever cleverly
deny the lie.   I think this line falls flat. Especially given the 'but'.  there needs to be more of a contradiction, such as 'live that lie'. Yes, you lose the internal rhyme.

But

I'll never,
ever be
a regular,
guy.   I like the enjambment in the stanza but you can lose the commas and move 'guy' up to L3
Hi Wild,

As Duke said, Welcome back.  Not a bad reentry.  I like the rhythm and evolving rhyme.  I also like the repetition of the last stanza with edits.  More importantly, it is relatable. IMO S3 L2 is the crux.  You nail that line and you've got a winner.
Take care,
bryn

PS  critique is the currency, what's your bottom line?
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Messages In This Thread
First poem in years... - by Wildcard - 04-19-2025, 12:00 PM
RE: First poem in years... - by dukealien - 04-19-2025, 11:34 PM
RE: First poem in years... - by brynmawr1 - 04-20-2025, 08:31 AM
RE: First poem in years... - by Mark A Becker - 04-21-2025, 11:20 AM
RE: First poem in years... - by dukealien - 04-22-2025, 09:40 AM



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