ad (sorry this poem is a little unorthodox)

I really liked the idea here! And I really liked the bits I read but I struggled to read it all - I found it difficult to follow along the lines because there words were all packed so tight. Maybe that's not a problem -readers can get the gist without reading every word. Maybe something like making occasional words bold would help, to show new ideas and give it a sort of structure without ruining how you've done it.

I think the slight challenge presented by the formatting of this poem really worked in it’s favor. To me it mirrors the way the constant pressure to consume can be seen as an affront at first but it breaks you down and you eventually find yourself subject to its rhythm. I really liked the ending and what I saw as the crescendo of the poem, the repetition of “you aren’t happy”. This poem sounds like the algorithm’s thoughts, especially because you get the feeling this poem will just repeat. This isn’t a victory for the consumed, it’s just one defeat out of many for the consumer.

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Very nice! I really like this idea, it’s very creative.

This style reminded me of my own racing thought That I deal with at times. I personally leaned into that as I read and the way it captured that feeling for me made me really enjoy it. While I cannot be sure of the pacing you as the poet intended, I guess formatting it in a way so we could better consume it at the pace you wish may be a cool next step for this poem. Personally I really want to try reading this poem in a speed reader program, one of the one that flashes words one at a time but allows you read incredibly fast.

I tacked on a website where you can try it for yourself

https://www.spreeder.com/app.php?intro=1

Edit: I just tried it myself, and I loved consuming your poem that way. And honestly you’ve now inspired me to make my own poems intended for this format, I think they could be really interesting.

Creative! The crowding of the words really made it much more of an exciting read and added to the meaning . <3

I really appreciated this concept, the writing style reminded me of Catcher in The Rye with the kind of continual stream of conscious thought. I wonder if some capitalized words in bold could help break up some of it while also emphasizing the message? Maybe anytime buy is mentioned? That way you can keep the running sentence but it could be a bit easier on the eyes. Thank you for sharing!