poetry critical

online poetry workshop

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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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Random Poem:

My Mother Taught Me Well
tiedtoes

Re-explanations bury any remainder of truth
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after we burned the roof
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to let the cloud's drip destroy evidence.
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I allowed it.  I gave in.
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I let you have what you wanted
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as it perforated me.
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You didn't see what I was becoming.
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Then again, why should it have suddenly occured to you?
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It is time.
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Just sit tight and remember
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when I remove this veil,
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you brought this down on yourself.
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You never took me off my shelf,
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so I consoled myself.
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The world will forgive me that.  
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My mother taught me what to do when things like this happen.
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