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Sopposed To Tell You?

April 4, 2012
By Elbow01 SILVER, Newton, Massachusetts
Elbow01 SILVER, Newton, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse whe you finally feel it."
Albus Dumbledore --Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire


How am I supposed to tell you?
That my knees go weak,
My face goes red,
As you walk into the room

How am I supposed to tell you?
That my heart starts to pound,
My hands start to sweat,
As you glance toward me.

How am I supposed to let you know?
That the feelings I have for you are real?
How am I supposed to voice my opinions
about your deep coffee eyes,
and your smooth caramel skin.

How do I tell you?
To give me an answer,
It could be a note,
Or maybe a smile,
But,I need some response to help me now.

How am I not to die inside?
As you back away once you hear,
The truth of my desire,
The longing of my heart.

How am I supposed to tell you?
That you have broken my heart.



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on Jun. 24 2012 at 8:59 pm
Caleb.Andrews, London, Other
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Good poem! The imagery here is excellent! I could really tell that you wrote this from the heart. I especially like the way that you used both physical and emotional words to describe your situation. Great job!

on Jun. 24 2012 at 7:53 pm
Apollo77 PLATINUM, Brunswick, Ohio
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Favorite Quote:
"All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence that you know.”
"Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you."
-Ernest Hemingway

I like the idea and the structure is pretty good, but the question marks bug me ALOT...they all seem in the wrong spots and are cutting sentenes in half wierdly...your phrasing needs work, but i like the WORDS in it...

Eirias SILVER said...
on Jun. 15 2012 at 8:07 pm
Eirias SILVER, Spring, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
"If you wish to be a writer, write" -Epictetus

I like the feel of this poem, but there are several awkward bits (in other words, thank you for asking my help on something I can actually help on!). First off, you misspelled the title.

stanza 1-- you missed a period at the end. I also like the assonance (you/room)

stanza 2-- "to pound" breaks the rhythm . . . the accent of the next word should fall where the "to" is (syllable-wise). I am looking to get that assonace again, because you set the precedent in the first stanza. You need to be consistant, so if you don't put any assonances for the other ones, take it out of the first stanza.

stanza 3-- the 2nd line is awkward. Try mixing it up and being a little more original. End the stanza in a question mark

stanza 4-- this is weak . . . I get what you're trying to say, but you could say it much more effectively. I don't see the point of the note/smile part. Space after "But,"

stanza 5--move the question mark . . . either to the second line, or to the last. Change "once" to "when" . . . or maybe change the whole line to "when you back away as you hear"

And move the question mark to the last line from the second-last line.