Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A Lost Cause Comments

Rating: 5.0

With her eyes wandering along the kerbside of his face,
she forgot what she was looking for.
Her face is submerged in a surprised frown,
as her facial staccato resolves into innocent laughter.
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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon 15 September 2024

2) the images powerfully depicts the gangrene that has set in in the relationship…maybe irreparable…. The sadness in the poem is profound…

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Alyx True Edge 21 September 2024

Your comment means the so much to me at the moment, thank you for your appreciation of the sadness. Indeed, the irreversible nature of [the] past was intended.

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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon 15 September 2024

The magical images like ‘endorphin storm', ‘memories … cruel', he sitting ‘in the armoured tank'..etc conjure up an ethereal atmosphere for the poem. It is no wonder ‘ she forgot the narrative she felt she was knitting.' Loved the poem. Top score. Thank you for sharing.

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Alyx True Edge 21 September 2024

Thank you, I am happy that the images compose the state of mind / situation in the moment we forget things or are unwillingly remembered of them. The last stanza was intended to see it from the perspective of neural networks.

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