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Position:Home>Poetry> Is my poem contest material, can you please critique?Question:I know its not great but I just wrote it, and it's only a rough copy. So what do you think? Thanx in advance! =] Things don’t truly get easier with time Like people always seem to claim Because she still can’t get you off her mind And it’s been a year of heartache and pain As everyday comes and goes She misses you more, yet know one knows They see this girl with not a tear in her eyes Getting deceived, because at night she cries When she looks at you, her heart breaks again Replaying memories, remembering when Wondering if you’ve forgotten her yet She still hasn’t forgotten the day you two met Knowing nothing ever lasts too long She can’t help but wonder what went wrong So na?ve too and never knowing But still in love, though she’ll never show it Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I know its not great but I just wrote it, and it's only a rough copy. So what do you think? Thanx in advance! =] Things don’t truly get easier with time Like people always seem to claim Because she still can’t get you off her mind And it’s been a year of heartache and pain As everyday comes and goes She misses you more, yet know one knows They see this girl with not a tear in her eyes Getting deceived, because at night she cries When she looks at you, her heart breaks again Replaying memories, remembering when Wondering if you’ve forgotten her yet She still hasn’t forgotten the day you two met Knowing nothing ever lasts too long She can’t help but wonder what went wrong So na?ve too and never knowing But still in love, though she’ll never show it I like it! It really shows the angst of love that goes wrong, especially that of a teenage, first love type of thing. That's what it reminds me of. It's ok. Not contest material because it's too 'generic' in my opinion. It looks like about 90% of the poems I read when I was a copy editor in college. A simple poem about lost love, crying, heartbreak. It's just a bit too simple for a contest, but it's not bad. There is a mistake in Line #6. Change "know" to "no" (no one knows...) It's a very good poem. It depends what kind of contest you are entering. Honestly, it's a little "young" sounding...as in, aimed at teenagers. If it's that type of contest, then go for it! its ok get a life ? move on Whilst it has no earth shattering qualities I would rate it as not bad but similar to a thousand others in that area. 2 mistakes though: know one knows, should be no one knows and getting deceived should be having been deceived (she is not getting deceived NOW--the deception was done in the past). Go on writing You have potential. |