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Alone (1 reply)

Daksh79
3 years ago
Daksh79 3 years ago

I only cry when I am alone...
Wanting to hug someone known...
But when that door opens...
Tears are under control and only a smile is shown....

Susan Katz
3 years ago
Susan Katz 3 years ago

Thank you for submitting your poem.  Loneliness, I think, is something we can all relate to, after the experiences of this past year and a half.  May I suggest that your poem would benefit from the use of imagery - for example:  "I cry" like...  or What happens when that "door opens...?"  Does light flood in - does music sound in your head - does darkness disappear like rain clouds when the sun comes out?  Poetry is all about word pictures, as well as telling us something important.  I think your poem has great potential and would be so happy to see it again after you've had a chance to work on it.  Don't worry if you end up adding a line or two - just make us feel, what you feel!  Your friend in poetry, Susan

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