04-15-2012, 07:49 AM
(04-15-2012, 03:43 AM)Philatone Wrote: i'm probably way off base with my thoughts, but I hope some of them can be of use. Initially, I saw the "cut" as more physical, but as the poem progresses it seems to have a much stronger emotional impact.Thanks, I tried to address all those points
I'm not sure how that emotional impact could be built
I didn't intend a LOT of this haha! I think definitely the cutting is something I knew is a gateway metaphor for the rest. I can see the reader coming back and questioning the first stanza seriously a second read..
I'm worried about the ammunition part. But I don't think I can chop and change orders of words very well in this style of writing, I want so say with that line:
"people using weaknesses to bring down others (socially)"
..but the message is being confused with the professional side, I liked the idea of a double meaning. Particularly this checkout line scenario.. workers could be people of any age..

