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Question: Is it a bad thing to write your pain in a poem!?
Jade-Trail

I locked it up inside
to keep you from the hurt
I bore all of my pain
so your pain would avert
Alleviated guilt
I took it all within
but in the end
with all my tries
you still found bladed mend

I do not do short poems that often but these last few just seemed to be done far before I thought they would be!. I want to know if you see anything in these words that makes sense!. I know what it is saying but I want to see what it says to you…

Blessed Be!. SirenWww@QuestionHome@Com


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The act of writing can never be bad, and the poem won't be bad if it tells the truth!. This poem has a couple of weaknesses, but it's good!. First, there is "bladed mend!." It sorta kinda means something!. Second, there's nothing in the poem that explains the title - not a big deal!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Is it wrong to write a poem about a particular person!?
Is it wrong to right a poem about the day, the night, the seasons!? No!. So why not write a poem about emotions!?

People often write poems to express themselves in a way that they wouldn't be able to go upto someone and say "I feel really sad" so they write it down and this somehow passes on some of the burden!. Peopler often write about their emotions, so why not about their sadness!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

So, what the poem is saying, is, that you kept from saying something you might of told somebody else, so that that person might not feel hurt!. Then you go on to say that that person had some guilt, and, in order to make it a little bit more bearable for him/her, you took the guilt on yourself, and bore the pain yourself, but in the end, despite your hard efforts, that person still was hurt by whatever it was that happened!. Am I correct!?

Btw!.!.!.!.I like the poem!Www@QuestionHome@Com

First of all, no, it is not a bad thing to express yourself, no matter the emotion, through poetry!. As for what I understood your poem to be about, here goes: You kept the pain inside yourself in order to be strong of another person, to avoid them getting hurt, but the person still found out anyway!? Sorry if I didn't get the meaning!. I'm sort of half asleep!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I interpreted that as an admission of some sort of wrong-doing on your part!.!.!.!? one that you deeply regret and kept it inside you so you didnt cause pain to your loved one!.
its a really strong poem and it means something to me even though its not a situation i can relate to!. just some great phrasing and i like that it suggests its meaning rather than be in-your-face blatant and unambiguous!. good lyrics/poems should make the reader work a bit to understand them or where's the intelligence!? i like it a lot and i hope that whatever the sitaution was that inspired it is resolved now adn that writing about it has helped you come to terms with it :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think you should express yourself no matter if you are in pain or happy in a poem!. Don't let anyone tell you what and what not to express in a poem!. Do whatever you feel is right and good!. Always express the emotions you are feeling while writing a poem!. I personally think the poem is very good!. I write a lot of poems myself, too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's good to write anything rather than keep it all inside!.
The poem tells me you spared someone news that would have brought them down, keeping it all to yourself instead of sharing it (fairly) with this other!. Not clear on "bladed mend"!.!.!. the healing from a sharp wound maybe!?
Thank you for sharing!.
Bless you, too!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Do what you want! I've seen lots of pain poems!. Poems are used to express your feelings to others, so share your pain if thats what your feeling!. It doesn't always make people feel bad, but it helps the troubled to know that someone else is going through the same thing!. Imagine that!.

Its really beautiful! Painful or Happy! Its VERY good!. Keep writing!

Sincerely,
PopTartsTheKitty (Published Poet)
Not Kidding!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Fantastic way to release, tension and pain!.!.!. It's therapy for your heart and soul! I do it all the time!.!.!.!. It keeps me from going off the handle at someone!
BUT>>>>If you start to feel like hurting yourself or someone else, you should DEFINATLEY seek help!.!.!.!. We are always here for you, if no one else is! Take care and keep up with the writing!! @}~,~~~`~~~~Www@QuestionHome@Com

bladed mend!?!?
It doesnt matter how you phrase YOUR words in YOUR poems!. ONly know what it means to you!. Thats what matters!. I write about my pain my poems!. I use my pain to power my words and thats the usual thing I do!. I like your poem you should keep writng!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no it isnt, btw i love the poem!. the thing is that everyone needs an outlet for their pain, and writing is yours!. it is also mine but i write songs to get rid of my emotions, anything is better than self-mutilation, put simpler "cutting"Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, I think that it is ok!. It's an outlet and a much more positive one than some people use!. Many great writers wrote during their period of most distress!. I'm no famous author but it sure did help me get through!.

The poem is good!. Keep writing!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Personally!. I am a poet!. i write tons of poetry i used to not be able to touch a pen to a paper without writing a stanza!.


I dont like the last few lines!. there confusing and run on!.

Revise that and its great!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i dont think its bad
i thnk its good
cuz it can help you express your pain and how you feel
it can also help you feel better

like it helps you get rid of the painWww@QuestionHome@Com

no it is a great thing how do you think a lot of people write songs!. You now have the bare back bones to a song!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Of course not!. Just like most arts, it takes the form of expression!.!.!.whether you're sad, happy, mad, "in pain"-any emotion is assotiated with art!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Here I sit
save as ever
took a dump
pulled the lever
the toilet ran
the water flowed
look out world
it's a mother load


Yeah, some pain isn't good to right about!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not the least!.!.!.!.maybe even make a copy and attach it to a helium balloon and let it go!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.from a place special to you!.!.!.just a notion!.!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

writing you pain can help you feel better, release the tension w/ in you , your poem is good at expressing your feelings!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its probably the best remedy to write you pain in a poem, and your poem is good alsoWww@QuestionHome@Com

I would say just the opposite!. Poetry like any creative endeavor can be used as an outlet for pain and other emotions!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Nope, your just expressing your feelings through poems, its not serious whatsoeverWww@QuestionHome@Com

This is a great poem! I think it is great to let pain out in poems!. it puts real emotion in itWww@QuestionHome@Com

aww thats very emotional no your pain needs to be released , do it through poem

i do it through art keep at itWww@QuestionHome@Com

DependWww@QuestionHome@Com

I think it releases some of the pain by doing that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Your doing fine!. It is good to write about anything!. Pain being one of them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Its a very nice way to relieve yourself from your feelings!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no no no its totally normal keep writingg gurll :]Www@QuestionHome@Com

no it is not a bad thing to write your pain in a poem!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's pretty gay and typical though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com