Friday, March 19, 2010

I Could Spend My Days Comments

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I could spend my days staring at your photo
crying hard when i remember me and you
body shaking till there's nothing left to do
i had waitied so long to tell you those words
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Rachel BaByBeAr Anderson
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Paul Hansford 22 March 2010

On a technical level, this is an interesting piece, with its use of near-rhyme (words/worlds, life/nice...) and the imagery of 'sketching our memories into tight ribbons in the dark' and 'carve myself a new heart.' On an emotional level, it may sound patronising to say you'll get over it, but it is (regrettably?) true. Well done for organising your emotions into a poem that is controlled but obviously deeply felt.

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