When I was checking the charts to find the best, i noted your poem ranking -1. Curiously I read it, and must say, hats off to you! you did a wonderful job on that - barrister or not. Hmmm, now for a hot cup of coffee....please may I have one.

You do much much better on a regular basis

I hope your being sarcastic. If you really think an orderly life is the answer than good luck with that. As sarcasm I like it.

Do you and LilMsLadyPoet know each other?

See all of Dark Angel's poems and then realize you're outmatched.

Cute - but no cigar. Where is the content and the grit to this. I think this is written in a lovely way with rich language and soft tones, but I can’t find anything that gives me what I look for in a poem, it gives all the traditional things such as elegance and flow.... If I were I scholar in poetry then I would give this a 9 for being well-written, but as myself a 4 since it appears to be pointless (even as just an image there is nothing new, just nice well written poetry), I know I’m outnumbered 7 to 1 in this opinion, and that I’m going to embarrass myself somewhere with this comment later on when someone points out the not so hidden meaning, but I can’t find the point to this poem. 4 may be harsh, but I consider your work to be in a better league to most on here, and so I'll rate you by the standards you have set with your previous work, rather than the average on this site.

Epitomises an irritating and emetic type of yearning and humbleness that should be replaced with a more dignified form of submission to God.

Nice ending, not the most seductive or venomous portrayal of an evil woman though.

Too eager to offend, and not eager enougth to produce stimulating poetry.

This looks and even sounds like it has a meaning or is expressing something, in fact on 2nd read I think I got it. Like the unrecognizing part, in fact its growing on me, especially now the title. As a poem it is not too hot, but it stimulates and has drawn me in and conjured images and thoughts much more than most poems.

Venomous

Making the peice more repetetive could add to its OCD like content

this is a great poem, RIch. here's a great tool to start to find markets for your work: http://www.duotrope.com/digest/index.aspx

"Wacky".

This reads like a sentence in a novel to me. I hate to hardcore you like that but, it's flat.

hi Cad, this one feels like two poems, mostly because of the way you've rhymed the last 2 stanzas. I like the metaphors you use in the first half as well, but then you drop them when you go into love-mode. is there some way you can meld these disparate halves?

imagine the follow-your-bliss existence you'd have if you could floss twice? i likes it.

Not my cup of tea. As for the para 1 line 4, you said it! Your confession suits you very well.

Good work!

No offence, but somehow, something's missing. The poem's good, but I don't feel the punch as much as I do in some poems.