Reply To: I speak truth & I'm hated

[Susan Katz]

Once again, you have filled the page with powerful emotion and a raw kind of honesty that is both touching and compelling.  The poem has a very fine rhythm, as well.  I’m a little turned off by the word “thou” thinking “you” would work just as well and not stand out in a kind of confusing way – since your poem is not written in an old English format.  Also, I find “amour” a bit jarring – as it seems, as a reader coming to your poem with no background into your relationship, out of place.  You certainly have all the instincts of a poet!  – Susan