Powerful and enchanting! Worded so perfectly. The flow is just effortless. Imagery is fantastic, the whole poem is simply superb!

Melissa you have such a wonderful way with words, you hold the readers attention from beginning to end .

I am with Brandy on this stanza....
The shy poet
carries a mouthful of words
in her back pocket,
sometimes she neatly folds them
into tiny little stars
and makes paper wishes
on the blank midnight sky"

The imagery you create with this is completely jaw-dropping awe .

Wonderfully penned poetry Melissa

You're my favourite poet on this site ! :]

though her teeth are dressed in barbed wire

is my favourite line.x

Wow. Such a lovely poem. This was amazing. Loved your choice of wording. It was great. Keep it up! 5/5

Natalie``

Hey this is excellent i love the end.

can quickly discard her silly thoughts
before any mortal can see through
her own translucent shell

great job!

What an amazing write - You have so cleverly used language to paint so vivid and real a pictre - well done
K xx

Sublime imagery throughout but especially the first verse. Keep those words coming through the barbed wire!