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a-alibaster
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since 2000-01-08
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0 posted 2000-08-11 12:21 PM


look inside
to what I hide
the world can not see                              what dwells within insanity
Frozen
question what is real
inside a thousand red tears
flowing from within my fears
Frozen
clutching liquid webs
that are spun into my soul
as the blackness ebbs
Frozen
screaming silently
to gohsts that dance with deamons
swaying and drifting free
Frozen
escaping into my own insanity
into a mind no other can see
rest my world gently
Frozen


"There is an alter ego which
dwells in every soul..."
a-alibaster

"I am as I am, nothing more, nothing less,
I am tears of pain, tears of Death.

© Copyright 2000 a-alibaster (H.A.R.) - All Rights Reserved
Alle'cram
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since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816
Texas
1 posted 2000-08-11 03:56 PM


alisbaster
  From a standpoint of your thoughts and "what you were saying"; to me, very clear and dismal(sad); I wouldn't call this insanity but human emotions bottled up and confused.You need a outlet. There is One way, if you haven't tried it wouldn't hurt..get on your knees and give it to God. I know many this path has helped overcome fear, tears and depression. You will be in my prayers.   Your friend, Marcy

a-alibaster
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since 2000-01-08
Posts 392

2 posted 2000-08-12 10:30 AM


It has been sugested to me to take out all of the "Frozens" and leave just the last one...any input??
I thought it made the poem have more of an impact the way that I wrote it, not to mention that all of the lines are even the way that I wrote it...3 then 1 , 3 then 1...and so on. Maybe I had the wrong idea??
ohhhhh, and the fact that I mispelled "ghost"...my mistake...got ahead of myself typing.
Thank you....


"There is an alter ego which
dwells in every soul..."
a-alibaster

"I am as I am, nothing more, nothing less,
I am tears of pain, tears of Death.

BreyerRose
Member
since 2000-08-12
Posts 55
Easton, Pa USA
3 posted 2000-08-13 12:18 PM


I think the "frozen"s do give the poem more impact in the form you wrote it, but I'm no english major.  And I would never correct anyone's spelling.  My friends often refer to me as the typo queen.  I liked it.  

Hugs and Kisses,
Paula


Janie
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since 2000-08-13
Posts 158

4 posted 2000-08-13 01:09 PM


You've developed some good images in the piece. I'm not sure I get the style you were going for. In this poem, your rhyming pattern is erratic and I was unable to get a regular beat going when I read it aloud.

For me, the part that reads the best is:
Frozen
clutching liquid webs
that are spun into my soul
as the blackness ebbs

This part:

look inside
to what I hide
the world can not see what dwells within insanity

the first two lines are good but the last one is too wordy. Maybe something like:
"they can't see my insanity" OR
"Insanity that dwells in me"

On this:
Frozen
question what is real
inside a thousand red tears
flowing from within my fears

I understand where you were going with the red tears, but there's one extra beat in this line. The rythm would be better as
"inside a thousand tears" but I understand this removes the visual you were trying to create. I looked at possibly editing the line to "in a thousand red tears" but this puts too much stress on the word "in" and that doesn't sound right either.

I hope this is helpful.





lost hamlet
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since 2000-08-15
Posts 5

5 posted 2000-08-15 08:09 PM


     I enjoyed some of the imagery in this poem.  These couple of lines are very stellar: clutching liquid webs
         that are spun into my soul
         as the blackness ebbs

However, I feel that overall this poem is too violen and tears.

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