Comments : You Shot Me, But I'm Still Alive

  • 2 years ago

    by Kate

    Also like the subject matter of this poem. Like how you characterized the person in the beginning, the light that you painted them in. Similar suggestion as the previous poem, a change in punctuation can make a huge difference in how it’s read. Try periods at the end of sentences or semi-colons or something to sort of break the poem apart slightly. “But than” should be “then” I believe and the following line could be “asking” rather than “asks.” Putting in those little punches drives home emotion, which there’s a lot of in this. “But then…” or “Letting you just walk away. / Feeling my heart get colder.” I also tend to google synonyms for words I feel that I’ve used a lot in a poem, try to find more variety when I can’t find the word by myself.