poetry critical

online poetry workshop

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Welcome to Poetry Critical, an online poetry workshop. To post your own poetry you'll need to create a user id by typing a name and password in the box above and hitting 'New User'. If you just want to critique or jump into the discussion, however, you can go ahead and get started!

Poetry Critical 2.0

Hey guys, Donald here.

In a few weeks, this site will be 9 years old. 9 years! And I still know some of the earliest submissions by heart.

But, boy. That’s like 102 in web-years. So it’s time for something new. I’m building that something now with my nights-and-weekend minutes (and plenty of coffee). Buy me a cup?

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Follow @poetrycritical for more!

Random Poem:

the girl who trusted me
jacksonic

the girl who trusted me for a moment.
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urging me to smile for her
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why could i not reproduce such faith
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despite encouragement
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and enamorment
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the girl who trusted me
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life without your belief is labored.
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anchored by the vacancy of my ability to comfort
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let me in again
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i want to be whole for you
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but the love has been fractured
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as my turbulent will manifests
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the girl who i trusted.
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i thought you could cool me
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but my desire for you has burned the solace which drew you towards me to begin with
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as stars contract and our lungs expand
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i will pave faith anew
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and welcome you to join as you wish
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as you trust.
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