As a piece to send a message, to explain a situation, such as the break-up (I think) and the toxic situation you found yourself in consequence that you're describing, you've done a good job. The vocabulary isn't too off-centre, it's direct and objective. Well done on that.
What kind of poetry would you like to write though? Because the beauty in poetry is telling your story while saying it in a way that makes people find their own individual meaning vicariously through your piece. I think that's what you would like to achieve, given the little note at the bottom? If you'd like to do that, I'd suggest a more metaphorical approach, to describe your story. It's another level of poetic effort, in which you'd be using a whole lot of descriptive words and phrases.
For example:
“I can’t recall when first you began
to subject me to your daily assaults,
but nowadays I know that I can
count on you to find all my faults.
can be written as:
"I can't recall the dawn of the day,
you drew battle lines and assaulted me,
but now I'm sure, I can safely say,
you'd paint my flaws, that's all you see"
It's the first thing off the top of my head, it's my style of poetry, so I only use it as a suggestion, don't take it as a rule! XD
Going on, poetry is usually read for the joy of reading rather than to only give a message, so one more element you can include is to balance the 'beats' of the verses, ie. make each verse have the same number of syllables. For example:
“Every day I reflect upon what to do,
since I simply must spend time with you.
Could be:
"Every day I wonder what to do,
Since I simply must spend time with you"
That's roughly 9/9 syllables for both verses now, just by a very simple change. This also adds to making the piece a joy to read, wouldn't it?
So in conclusion, if you're new to writing poetry, I'd say you're on the right track! You've got your verse style down, the language as well, and all you have to do if you'd like to impact people even more, is to polish off the style. Remember, not everyone will 'get' poetry, so don't let that discourage you! I hope this review helps, do tell me what your thoughts are! |
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