Hi Roseille! I am happy to review your poem in "I Write in 2019." Wow! This is an amazing free verse expression with so many vivid images flowing through a mind. I could really get the idea of expressing important feelings: love. I was drawn into the reflection and had to keep reading. Your use of instances of alliteration, assonance and consonance assist the flow and pace. I liked the notion of "paint my throat red" and the simile of "paper boats" and the central line by itself: "Words are the wrong language of love" is evocative. I like "tumble, fumble-fingered"! Brilliant. The query in the middle verse is effective in further engaging me into understanding the poet's struggle. Your punctuation helped in reading to understand and get the dramatic effect. The dashes were well placed. I wondered about adding some pause in verse 2, lines 7,8,9 for clarity. I so appreciate this style of verse and its emotional potency. It is evocative and one could stay to ponder its depth. Thanks for sharing your vision and craft.
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