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This poem is whimsical, strange, and bursting with imagery. I'm in love with the way you create a sense of vagueness, or unreliability, with the narrator, how they're not really sure of anything at all, and the way the description of their surroundings seem to reflect that. My critique would be that this feels like it's part of some far off, fantasy world, that almost seems too distant for the reader to be able to connect with. So maybe more context is needed? But good work and keep writing!

The Branding Iron