I am a long time member but have been stagnant for quite a few years and I am excited to tell you this is my first review in reinstating my activity at writing.com
The opening line “I can feel it there – “ is an unknown that is slowly uncovered and ultimately revealed in the final line “The worm in my heart.” I understand I am focusing on the beginning and end, though I think the meat of this poem are those lines, the skeleton the supporting elements presented in measure between.
I have recently started reading some of the American classic poets like Yeats, Dickinson, and Whitman (to name only a few). I bring this up because I find it increasingly rare to find the horror genre to be greatly neglected by most. Poe (perhaps cliche) is one of my favorite and having recently read a lot of Lovecraft this poem brings me much mischievous glee!
-How did the writing make you feel? Did it invoke any emotions?
It evoked feelings of dirty and impurity. It starkly conjured imagery describing the struggle of feelings of physical uncleanliness alongside emotions.
-Can you relate to the writing through a personal experience?
I often prefer simple, colorfully (or in this case darkly) descriptive poetry.
-What did you like most? What did you like least? Did anything stand out?
As I mentioned above, the detailed descriptions of the conflict of soul to a deep emotional trauma (I hope I am at least close with my analysis) as a dying and rotting analogy. I would only suggest a deeper look at the cadence of the stanzas to help it flow and feel less “bumpy.”
Your poem The Worm in my Heart is further enhanced, in my opinion, is its simplicity. It is in a way refreshing to read a descriptive piece on feelings of conflict and impurity within the human soul (in one believes in that). Thank you for sharing and I am eager to see the evolution of your work!
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