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Question: This one is a lot darker , comments appreciated!?
Holy lord in heaven
Commander of snow and fire
Kneeling I cry and tear
Forgive me Father, a crime of passion
In corner I see bleeding eyes of Joy
Staring, atop my red dripping ceiling

Gasping, I wipe the sweaty brow
Oh mirror, what dreams I see
How they make me fear
For those passing seconds that linger
A planted seed of mind, a sinister voice

But I retreat into a distant land
Where critters come alive
They sing my name, and I gorge
Deep in their grey palaces, I feast
And the sweet nectar I sip
Content I go to rest and lie
But feel them digging deep
The leeches, almost here
Scrape and tear , my eye enters
But blinded I settle into the white
And fall into a distant land

And wake upon a beautiful site
Of starry skies and lamenting owls
I try to budge but frozen I lie
And see to my dismay
Crashing the grey metal falls
Gloom swells my soul
Part my lips but only
Joy's yells of pain, I hearWww@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Definitely dark!. It is hard to read but to me seems like you are fantasizing as if you have changed to some feeding demon that in turn gets fed upon!. Your release then becomes a hell itself!. That is dark for sure!.

Some quick edits to consider:

Capitalize Lord
This instead of a in from of "crime of passion"
Creatures instead of critters!? Sound more fierce!.
I lie and rest!?
eyes they enter!?
Omit "but"
Omit "into"
Instead of site how about something more mysterious like isle, etc!.
Omit "I lie" and change to lay

You also have some meter spots that for me sounded choppy when I read!. This overall is worth keeping, just spend the time to make it shine like your others!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You have some good images, but the poem lacks focus overall!.!.!.you're not taking us with you!.!.!.you come close, then lose us!.!.!.you need to keep us with you!. This poem needs lots and lots of editing!.!.!.try having someone read it out loud to you and see if it still sounds right to you!.!.!.if it does, ask the person who read it if they understand each part, and if they don't, don't blame them, just make that part better!.

!.!.!.and keep writingWww@QuestionHome@Com

Requires a lot of work and shaping in terms of subject, expression, and overall focus!.

Lack of experience shows!.

Still in search of your own form of expression/Www@QuestionHome@Com

Damn thats a great poem the DARKER the better i tottal love it keep writting i hope to see more people who write like that

Great poem
AmyWww@QuestionHome@Com