Comments : The Anathema of the World

  • 16 years ago

    by Nobodys Hero

    This poem is excellent! One of the best iv'e read in a while! 5/5
    Even though this poem is sad its true and youv'e written it in a verry interesting style, Great job!

  • 16 years ago

    by Aussie

    That made me think. sadly that's true. it's a curse of bing human.

  • 16 years ago

    by Rusheena

    Totally luv it; keep up da good work!

  • 16 years ago

    by EssenceOfLace

    DANG! that was great. Very true. our world today is screwed up. And we all continue to ruin it. ugh, we will never learn it seems.
    The ending was magnificent! so creative!
    5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Rachel RTVW

    Powerful and thought provoking!

  • 16 years ago

    by Bugg

    Wow. I loved the last two lines. They're very powerful and emotional. This poem caused me to think (which can be dangerous....). It was very good!

  • 16 years ago

    by Italian Stallion

    An interesting write for me, your work never ceases to amaze me. The flow was good, but could of been better I felt. I liked your choice of words and how you portraited such great imagery through out. I didn't like the structure of this poem however, the stanzas where of all different lengths.

    I also noticed that in a lot of your poems you don't use puncuation through out. Using puncuation will not only help the reader to know when to pause or stop, but it will also help the overall flow of the poem.

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    This world is a dark abyss with shades of gray and white
    We point fingers and guns at one another
    But we are so afraid to die

    ^^The imagery in this first stanza starts the poem off very well. It made, me want to continue reading and see what the rest of the poem was all about.

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    In our depression we cry alone and we blame the world
    We seek vengeance deep within our hearts
    And find it hard to forgive

    ^^This stanza, was briliant. It shows how many people truly think and feel towards life in general.

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    We are the anathema of this world
    For all other life
    We bring death
    Our cold hearts see no boundaries

    ^^Again, another well thought out stanza that shows just how much life in general is over looked. We seek to create, yet in the process we destroy.

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    Our societies are corrupted by selfishness and greed
    We destroy God's creations to build our own
    As if we were Gods ourselves

    ^^Excactly what I just mentioned above, this stanza shows just that. We destroy to make, and in the process we kill life. Instead of killing life, we should find ways to help keep it, but all-in-all I think that will never happen at least not for a very long time.

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    Everyday we bring death and suffering
    To the world
    To everything
    We are the anathema of this world

    ^^I like this stanza, for it really hits home for me. However, I think it would be better if you take line two and three and combine them to make one line, like this: "To the world, to everything"

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    The day we all die
    Is the day the world survives

    ^^What a great ending to this poem. It really shows how humans ultimitly kills the rest of the world, and by doing so, Humans won't be able to no longer live here for it won't be safe anymore (ages and ages away, but it will eventually happen)

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    Overall a wonderful write, keep up the great work.

    Peace, Joe