Complicated

by Sunshine   Jun 7, 2011


You are a complex of irregular emotions
trying to define yourself,
you fall in a current of loose
languages-hence you never
understand a word.

A break, at the end of the day
trying to recall what's going on;
you take a pause as a step, hence-
you never know how to go on.

by: Rania Moallem

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  • 12 years ago

    by Fear2love

    Wow.. how you do it Haha :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Jad

    Goodness!!!! This was a really deep write and I fell in love with it. The emotions you put into this poem weren't as deep as some of your other poems but the deep meaning of this poem took the place of that. :] The maturity of your lines is deep and creative. I found that your title was the main object of your description.

    You are a complex of irregular emotions
    trying to define yourself,
    you fall in a current of loose
    languages-hence you never
    understand a word.
    ^^^
    I love this stanza as you try and give voice to a feeling. Your metaphors are creative and no doubt you are hitting the nail on the head with you description. You had a strong opening that was deep and unlike most of your other writes harder to understand in some areas for those who aren't as familiar with poetry but I loved it! :]

    A break, at the end of the day
    trying to recall what's going on;
    you take a pause as a step, hence-
    you never know how to go on
    ^^^
    And these lines put the poem to a perfect ending that I found wrapped the poem up with great description and meaning. You kept the flow going and got more and more deeper into your titles meaning as you went. Finally your last line draws the ultimate ending. To be stuck never moving as to make a past or future.

    In all, this was a strong poem in both meaning and maturity. You are creative with how you describe the emotion. :] I hope to see you write some more deep poems like this that show you creativity as a poet and writer. Great job and keep writing!

  • 12 years ago

    by PinkyPrincess

    Wow... I love it... for a short poem, it's filled with so much depth and meaning. I was affected by your poem and it really touched me.
    I LOVED the first stanza... so nicely written.
    Well done! :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Sincuna

    The first line is a tautology:

    "You are a complex of irregular emotions"
    isn't this the same as "your emotions are complex?" or "your emotions are irregular?"

    Must be fixed, and since this is the central theme of the poem (hence the title), you should make this powerful.

    "trying to define yourself,"
    ^ is "define" the best fit word here?

    "you fall in a current of loose
    languages"
    ^ since you used a metaphor, "current" here, like a sea or lake, "loose" must be connected to it: "you fall in a loose current of languages"

    but in my opinion, the adjective is uneeded: "you fall in a current of languages"

    though if you want to communicate your point more critically, you can word this one better.

    "You languages is a current that the boat of your thoughts dive in"... as an example.

    Work your way with the metaphor and make them cohere with one another.

    "hence you never
    understand a word."
    ^ is it really the word that one doesn't understand? Or is it the phrase, line, sentence, paragraph, etc?

    Also that line seems to conclusive and telling. As if the speaker has given a bunch of sound premises and finally gave the conclusion of the argument, which doesn't seem like from the reader's perspective.

    the second stanza is a jump of topic. I think you can still revise that one, in topic.

    Take a break and find out how you want to extend the idea? How does a complicated person, when reflecting, feel like? Is it like waking up from a short sleep? Does one feel like a new person? Or is it all too confusing of a feeling as if finally arriving in a country opposite of one's own; time seems nonexistent.

    Just my opinion.

  • 12 years ago

    by Britt

    I love how you managed to wrap so much thought into such a short poem, it was a sweet punch!

    I love how you have a repetition in idea with the "hence" and then the fact that this person can't do more. It's like you are saying they are their own problem and their own barrier, they are holding themselves back from everything they want or try to do.

    This was brilliant! I'd love to write a longer comment..but I just have nothing more to say other than I love it :)

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