Comments : Close the Door.

  • 16 years ago

    by elijah

    That was a very emotional poem i like it :) you have a very engaging writing style great job!

  • 16 years ago

    by Joanna Misponas

    Thanks.=D

  • 16 years ago

    by Teria

    I'd definitely say that this poem is good. I think it needs work, more cosmetic work than really emotion. When I say cosmetic, I mean that some parts the flow seems off and the wording just needs rearranged. I'm all for no punctuation and capital letters at times, but I don't think this poem is a time for that. So, that's surely got to be taken up a level. I hope it's not too harsh, because you do have a great poem. And, I believe that every poem needs some sort of change for every different individual. Therefore, the changes I make are to my interest, not really yours/all readers interest. If you have questions or if what I've done confuses you in anyway just let me know. And, once again I don't want to hurt your feelings, so many people take my changes to offense and that's not how I mean it to be at all. You've a wonderful poem here and with just a few MINOR changes it can be absolutely amazing.

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    YOUR FIRST STANZA:
    Cant take these tears anymore
    so now it's time for me to close the door
    cant see that sparkle in your eyes
    all i see is broken promises and lies

    MY CHANGE:
    [ I can't take these tears anymore.
    So, now it's time to close the door.
    I can't see the sparkle in your eyes,
    all I see are broken promises and lies]

    Comments: Notice that I didn't hardly change anything. And, it was ALL cosmetic. Just a few words added and taken out to make it flow better. Your way is just fine, though. The other way makes more sense to me [and probably a lot of readers].

    YOUR SECOND STANZA:
    You gave my heart a tore
    and now it's something i adore
    thought you were an angel, but your a devil in disguise
    i gave you more than enough, but don't think you realize

    MY CHANGE:
    [I thought you were an angel,
    but you're a devil in disguise.
    I gave you more than enough,
    but I don't think you realize.]

    Comments: I did take out the first two lines, which I hated doing. I think that they're good lines and have a lot of meaning. But, there was such a difference in the whole wording that it didn't sound right. If you wanted to go to another level with the poem though, and have each stanza with a different amount of lines you could easily work those two lines in the first two as " You gave my heart a tore. And now it's something I adore. ...[rest of the stanza]"

    YOUR THIRD STANZA:
    So here i am laying down flat on the floor
    trying to here something else, cause your lies are a bore
    and saying sorry wont make you wise
    nor will your smile, cause it just gives me tears to cry

    MY CHANGE:
    [So here I am, laying flat on the floor.
    Trying to hear something else; your lies are a bore.
    And, saying sorry won't make you wise,
    nor will your smile - it just gives me tears to cry.]

    Comment: This is probably my least favorite stanza. Because the flow doesn't go too well no matter how you do it. I actually think it's lacking a bit of emotion. But, since the rest of the poem is great then this is fine. And, works okay with the poem.

    YOUR FOURTH STANZA:
    I gave you love and so much more
    and got pretend in return
    guilt kicks in when I'm trying to say my goodbyes
    but i hope i made you realize

    MY CHANGE:
    [I gave you love and so much more
    And, just got pretend in return.
    Guilt kicks in when I say good-byes...
    But, I hope that I made you realize-]

    Comment: I really like this stanza, and as you can see hardly any changes were made.

    YOUR LAST STANZA:
    I cant take these tears anymore
    and it's time for me to close the door.

    MY CHANGE:
    [ I can't take these tears anymore,
    So, now it's time to close the door]

    Comment: This last stanza works fine your way. The only reason I 'changed' it was so that it went with the first stanza. But, it works fine either way. And sounds okay either way.

  • 16 years ago

    by Joanna Misponas

    Thanks i guess...but if it need changing then i would of done it.