I Thought I Saved You Comments

The title of this poem drew me into it. There is a bitter irony here, because the best of intentions apparently did not bring about the best of consequences. And that's exactly what your poem reveals. At the very end you explain the context and I think you were right in withholding such information until the end. I felt myself unhinged reading it, I could identify with both your attempt to do the right thing, and the other person's lost state. Your Poet's Note explains this poem was spontaneous, a spur of the moment poem so there is raw emotion at every turn. You could re-write it as a focused poem, but that would be a different poem. And it would not evoke the reaction I had. Some poems are best left in their immediate form with their raw energy. This is one of them.

Sometimes it is hard to decide if letting go is better than holding on. Nicely written poem from the heart.