by Lady_Fiona
but you could tighten it, make it even harder. V2 could be broken more, last line of V3 is weak. It is worth working at this without the emotion you felt--there is a good poem in there. Ty.
yes, I agree with friday that this would benefit from tightening in places but the heart of it screams out. I understand where this one comes from, and I think you've caught the anger and frustration well. Cleaning this up with a little tinkering will only convey that better. It feels real.
The rhyme scheme/rhythm: there's nothing wrong with using that fairly sing-songy format for a deadly serious subject - if done right it places even greater emphasis on the horror. But it has to be spot on; when it's out of alignment, when the author's already set up an expectation of a certain 'music' for the ear to follow, it can distract. I'll pm you over the weekend re punctuation and where I feel it could be tailored to better effect.
BUT - only minor tinkering required to tidy this one right up. Please keep submitting more!
Please don't listen to the fucktards who tell you to trim this poem down. Speaking the truth is brutal. For them they are removed and it is easy to give off-handed suggestions, they didn't have to write this. Please just know this is a powerful poem.