Wretched

by The Pessimistic Peabody   Apr 28, 2008


Dreaming rainbows far from home
Reality remains monochrome
Wishing upon that shooting star
The biggest folly made so far

Course altered to crash and burn
Destroying both body and hopes in turn
Pain stabs deep like an uncurbed lover
Fury its son and weakness its mother

Naught in sight but dust and blood
No tears dare graze the dried-up mud

Forever set in stony silence
The Devil bids welcome with an outstreched hand

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  • 16 years ago

    by noha

    Its good and i like the first 2 stanze more and as its more flow and rhyme,but the feeling over all is good, i like it ,keep write

  • 16 years ago

    by Ash

    The imagery behind this one was simply awesome and your choice of words was so intense that it made the poem seem more than just real. The flow also added to the feelings that revolved deep within this one. Each line and each stanza was filled with so much emotions that it's hard for the reader not to relive those images too. 5/5

    Simply a masterpiece! Keep it up!!

  • 16 years ago

    by Nix

    I like your title, very simple and remarkable.
    First of all I want to say that this poem is great but it would be even more powerful if you used punctuation in each stanza.

    -Dreaming rainbows far from home
    Reality remains monochrome
    Wishing upon that shooting star
    The biggest folly made so far-

    ^Very interesting lines, you quite captivated me with this opening stanza, you already managed to express a lot of emotions which is excellent.

    -Course altered to crash and burn
    Destroying both body and hopes in turn
    Pain stabs deep like an uncurbed lover
    Fury its son and weakness its mother-

    ^This is my favorite stanza, it is incredibly written, truly refreshing rhymes and you created original atmosphere. I think that you could use more stronger word than -hopes- but anyway excellent part.

    -Naught in sight but dust and blood
    No tears dare graze the dried-up mud-

    ^In my mind this made whole poem truly compact. Truly fantastic write, it is so descriptive and I honestly love it.

    -Forever set in stony silence
    The Devil bids welcome with an outstreched hand -

    ^outstreched should be outstretched
    anyway nice ending, you broke a rhyming but anyway truly unique.

    All in all I enjoyed very much in this poem, bravo for writing it.

  • 16 years ago

    by NyellMoonlight

    Personally I don't prefer AABB rhyme scheme but here it worked well. Your choice of words is fantastic in every stanza and whole poem is truly powerful. I would put this in dark or sad category but maybe I just don't interpret it well.
    Overall, this is filled with greatly expressed emotions and I can relate to this piece in a way.

    - Dreaming rainbows far from home
    Reality remains monochrome
    Wishing upon that shooting star
    The biggest folly made so far-
    ^^^
    Excellent way to begin this piece,it pulled me straight into the poem. Melancholy is highlighted in this stanza. Your descriptions are mind-blowing and you did great job with rhymes, too, they're truly captivating and original. Whole stanza is filled with touching emotions. This is also my favorite stanza of the poem.

    - Course altered to crash and burn
    Destroying both body and hopes in turn
    Pain stabs deep like an uncurbed lover
    Fury its son and weakness its mother-
    ^^^
    Powerful and amazing in so many ways. Emotions became overwhelming here, expressed remarkably.

    - Naught in sight but dust and blood
    No tears dare graze the dried-up mud-
    ^^^
    I personally dislike the word 'naught' so I would replace it with a synonym. I like the imagery here a lot, it portrayed intense pictures in my mind.

    - Forever set in stony silence
    The Devil bids welcome with an outstreched hand-
    ^^^
    This is great ending, very effective. The flow is a bit off in the last line but the image in it is superb so that became minor error.

    Overall, enjoyable, great read.
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    This is another beautiful write from you...

    "Dreaming rainbows far from home
    Reality remains monochrome
    Wishing upon that shooting star
    The biggest folly made so far"

    ^^ beautiful metaphors used...

    "Course altered to crash and burn
    Destroying both body and hopes in turn
    Pain stabs deep like an uncurbed lover
    Fury its son and weakness its mother"

    ^^I liked this stanza most... specially the last line...it makes an impact...

    "The Devil bids welcome with an outstreched hand "
    ^^ again..beautiful ending...

    great write...

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