Repetition?

  • xMODEL
    18 years ago

    Okay, I've gotten a few comments from my friends that my one poem sounds really weird.. because i repeated part of it. The poem is "I Seriously Can't (part 2) I'll only show you one stanza.

    "i still haven't forgiven myself yet
    but i hope you have forgiven me
    i had to let,
    i had to let you go, i lost my strength"

    I put it like that, kind of like a stutter. Like she's trying to find the words, but she can't. Does it make it wrong? I don't think it does. How can words be wrong-they really can't.

    Any opinions?!!

  • Void
    18 years ago

    Well, personally I like the feel that gives to a poem. of course I haven't read the full poem, but I've found that when something is repeated like that it gives the poem a character, makes it stand out alot. Most of the time it even adds some emotion...

    But with that being said, I wonder...Why do you care so much? Aren't you happy with your work? I mean, You know that it's not wrong - and you know what you were doing when you put in the stutter... Leave it as is and don't worry so much. :)

  • xMODEL
    18 years ago

    Hmm, true. I am very happy with it. And so does my one friend and her brother, who I based it on..
    She doesn't like the stutter though, because she stutters a lot. So it's kind of.. poking fun of her as well as trying to get the poem to potrey a certain effect/emotion. Oh well, it's all good. And I really appreciate your opinions!

  • xMODEL
    18 years ago

    Oh and I you want to read the poem.. here are some links...

    part 1
    http://www.friendship-poems.com/poems.php?id=633139

    part 2
    http://www.friendship-poems.com/poems.php?id=635393

    The stanza I showed you is from part 2.
    Please rate&comment!