[Feedback Request] Wrinkled life
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Posted Oct 12, 2016, 6:30 AM UTC
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Posted Oct 12, 2016, 6:30 AM UTC
Hello fellow poet!
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I love the tempo of how you began this poem. It's a great line. The tempo began to wander afterwards, though, in the middle. Which is quite often how art seems to go. I implore you to continue on your path of self-redemption, and even self-forgiveness. This poem illustrates your journey quite beautifully, from birth to tragedy at a young age and further into your past mistakes growing up into a man, and finally a rebirth in a way through your own self-realization. Well done.
My one critique is that much of the poem is very lucid, and autobiographical, until the very end where it becomes kind of dreamlike, albeit much as love is. The shift was very sudden, or rigid. A better transition is needed, even just breaking up the thoughts into seperate stanzas would help in this.
Either way, good job. Keep praying. Keep wishing on shooting stars. Love your Father, and most importantly, keep moving forward. Cheers!