Half My Soul

This is an interesting perspective to read. I get a sense from the quotation marks you used around the word child that this person does not consider themselves to be one but others do. I felt like I was in the head of someone who is abused but hasn’t seen evil in the person that mistreats them. Especially with the line “They called you a devil when your eyes met mine” - the narrator meeting eyes with this person was a significant and important event in their life. However, others (They) were able to remove this influential figure from the narrator’s life and they are struggling to get through the fallout. The consistent use of Biblical elements (sun, devil, garden of eden, soul) heightens the absolute sense of right and wrong that is present through all the lines. This further illustrates the discrepancy between the narrator’s worldview and the events that have transpired. What a moving poem! Thank you for sharing.

This is such a graceful and unique embodiment of a classic tale of forbidden love. I can feel the emotion you poured into this. Thank you for sharing.

Wow - if this is literally about what it sounds like it’s about this feels profound. Thank you for your honesty. Thank you for your perspective. I needed this today. I needed this this moment.

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The flow of this poem was lovely, you are really spectacular at rhyming. What would you say is the rhyming scheme for a poem such as this?

There is this desperation written in this piece that I find myself loving. It speaks to a more Shakespearean sort of love that I think most don't speak of too much anymore. It feels like something beautiful while being something altogether forbidden. The imagery is vivid and you can almost find yourself transported right into the moment. No one line stands out to.me because they all play well off of each other. This is a masterpiece and I'm glad to have read it.

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