Comments : It can't be contagious if I have it already.

  • 9 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    The title actually drew me in; I like your tone in this and how honest, open, and bold it is. It's personal yet helps get emotions out I hope, and it makes the reader make a connection if there is someone in their life that is frustrating.

    "Compared you my efforts aren't enough"

    - Shouldn't it be "compared to you"?

    "Then I see that you and I are not right or wrong"

    - Very thought-provoking line. It makes me think, whatever relationship, that it's not all black and white. There are grays. Also makes me wonder if, even though we may claim we know right vs. wrong, some things can't be explained or are deeper past the surface... how we feel, react to others, etc.

    This person obviously held a lot of significance for you. That ending is haunting, like you thought it better to make your own choices and move on, yet your "soul is dead", and you still imagine being with this person in the end.

    A suggestion on the format of this poem: I'm not sure you necessarily need to put the "scream" and "shatter" in all caps with so many exclamation points. I personally never feel the need for exclamation points in my writings because you can make a point without it sometimes. Or without so many at least. Simply my opinion though.

    Usually I'm a stickler for punctuation too but I noticed with this poem, it is pretty easy to read without commas or periods in every line. I think that goes with an author's style, too.

    Emotions are strong in this; keep writing.

    • 9 years ago

      by Jonny212

      Thanks for that correction I really did not see that,and thank you for reading it. I also wrote this to the beat of a martyr defiled song and was singing the words as I wrote this.I put a ton of emphasis on "scream" and "shatter" because I was screaming these words as I wrote.