Comments : New Life

  • 5 years ago

    by Mahal Ko Kuya Ko

    I really enjoyed reading this though it is long. I'm not a fan of the title 'cause it sounds as cliché as is it is, seen a lot of poem with that title, but I like how you've given your interpretation to it. At first, I thought it is going to be a lovestory, the moment you mentioned 'he' and then 'she', but after the first mention of 'he', there's nothing more in the coming parts and I thought that it may be just the beginning and I've still got lots to read, that maybe it's about 'she' first, and realized halfway through the poem that 'He' is Jesus. And I was right. From what I can get from this He saved her at some point of her life, maybe it was a life-and-death event, and she considers being saved from it her new life, she was having those musings (as you said) and wanting to see Him again, and she did. And love how you made him come back to reality -- through her baby's crying -- signifying that everything is already perfect now and that she is thankful and happy. The ending is kinda weak, hoping for something that has impact, but it was completely understandable. The piece really reminds me of a short story that I read back in Elementary, it is about someone wanting to see Jesus, and no matter how she tried, she just couldn't, she'e always missed Him, but one day she did, she realized that her naked eyes is weak to see infinty and that she needs to open another set of eyes -- the eyes of our heart. Another one, the lack of spacing everytime you use a comma really throws me off. Anyways, this is a wonderful write! I enjoyed it! Added to favorites and nominated! Take care!

    --- MKKK