Karla,

What a wonderful poem.

So many beautiful words - I love the use of the emeralds, diamonds, sapphires etc. Gorgeous!

This poem makes me think of our past and present life. The idea how one person can change. How our past defines us and makes us who we are today. I felt this in the words about your old crimes being gems under your skin. How you wouldn't change a the past as we grow from it.
It also makes me think of the people in our past and what they would think of us now. I am not sure if this was where you were heading with this poem but it's just how it felt to me

Awesome!

x

They are...
... shells of silence,
disheveled rainbows,
tantalized flowers...
They are...
Elizabeth Bishop and Marilyn Hacker
writing poems for an unknown face

^ This was genius! I couldn't think of any better comparisons, I mean really genius!

But I am strange to my life
and there is no story of return
for what lasts shall never last
and I struggle with devotion
to forget...

^ me oh my, if only we had dollars for the time we spend devoted to our struggles we'd all be rich. I loved this stanza, very relateable!

The end, skinning our hearts....loved that wording.
You just poured your heart and soul into this piece and came out with a sad subject, but a beautiful write!

Wow wut a great poem:)
I really liked it, 5/5:)