I walk through, those
empty rooms, with empty things,
empty people, with empty life,
empty hearts, with empty talks.
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It's just my view, but I feel that these abstract words allow readers to experience the poem from their own past.
SAK, poems like this, which wallow in self-pity, really need vivid imagery to pull them out of the slough of despair. Abstract words like love' and attention don't allow the reader to experience the speaker's paiin. Maybe check out some good contmeporary poetry, like Louise Gluck's. Your punctuation is also a problem (I walk through NO COMMA those / ermpty rooms) If you have time, check out my new website: jeffersoncarterverse.com Let me know how you like it. Thanks! Yrs, JC
A refined poetic imagination, Sak. You may like to read my poem, Love And Lust. Thank you.