Blue Apple

by Thomas   Jul 14, 2012


Here I am
Hanging from the tree
I'm the center of attention
For everyone to see

The wind rocks
Me back and forth
Being pushed around
Is all my worth

My arms dangle
Like the apple's leafs
Wavering uncontrollably
Like some people's beliefs

My legs are hanging
So far from the soil
My parents' plans
I did foil

Cause like the apple
I am hanging without hope
Little difference is
That I'm hanging from a rope

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  • 12 years ago

    by Xanthe

    I found the title so interesting, so I did not hesitate to read this. I literally had an image of a blue apple in my mind when I read the title haha.
    I think by blue, you mean sad or depressed. I have to agree with both Liz and Luce; this would better suit the sad poems category. Although the subject/metaphor is an apple, the sad tone and suicide theme kinda took away from that.

    I have a few suggestions:
    -do not capitalise the first letters of each line, only after a full stop.
    -the syntax was awkward in some parts because of the rhyme scheme. I think you shouldn't give up meaning for rhyme.
    -"Like the apple's leafs"
    Leafs should be: leaves
    -Some punctuation would really benefit this piece and help with the flow.

    "My legs are hanging
    So far from the soil"

    I thought this was a peculiar image. I can't think of any part of an apple that would depict 'legs'.

    "My parents' plans
    I did foil"

    This was awkward in terms of syntax.

    "Cause like the apple"

    An apostrophe before [cause] would suffice, since it is the shortened form of 'because'.

    That said, I think overall, this is a well-penned poem. Just a few tweaks would help. I enjoyed reading this piece. Great job.

  • 12 years ago

    by L

    Yeah, I also agree with Lioness,
    I think it will suit this poem to be categorized in the sad section rather than nature even though there was a comparison with the tree and the apple.

    I like what you did with the apple and how you compared it. I wasn't expecting this turned out but I think it work.

    I also enjoyed the rhymes.

    5/5

  • 12 years ago

    by Lioness

    Thomas,

    I thought at the beginning you were referring to applies themselves and that is why the poem was under nature, but then the last stanza I had an image of suicide. When you were talking about rope I thought you were talking about someone hanging themselves, if this is the case I feel that it should be better in the sad section of the poem.

    I must say that the write itself was great, how you did compare this person from an apple tree naturally than the image of them hanging by a rope.

    Awesome

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