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Melancholy Tale (Free verse) by aperfecttool77
Why can't I have what I want?
For once in my life
Why can't I be the happy one?
I'm tired of being alone
And I know I'm not the only one that feels the same
So why can't I find you?
I know you're out there
Where are you hiding?
When will I find you?
God, I hope it's soon
I can't take another lonely night
Times have been hard lately
A shoulder to cry on is all I seek
To know I'm your first thought in the morning
Or your last as you drift off to sleep
A goodnight kiss
To hear you say "I love you"
These are the things I miss
So where ever you are
I hope you hear me
I'm sure I'll see you soon
If only in my dreams.
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Weighted score: 4.6821256
Overall Rank: 12123
Posted: January 26, 2003 8:23 PM PST; Last modified: January 26, 2003 8:23 PM PST
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The theme you present, "ode to my lost soul" a.k.a. "I'm bleeding my heart out, dammit, and it's messy", is very difficult to do anything with. Actually, a thought -- I'm sure it's been done, but it might be interesting: how about varying your pleas for help with your "other's" responses. or even, pretend they're writing some sort of poem about you; probably not in the same vein, but... get in their head and give us a more developed picture of the situation.
So beyond that (and it's really hard to get beyond that, so this advice is likely less helpful than it could be) -- the rhythm/cadence/flow of the poem stumbles. Try getting a friend to read it out loud -- wherever it sounds wrong to you when they read it, work on it. Poetry isn't just about linebreaks and occasional sing-songiness (it can be, but you should REALLY know what you're doing in that case, and still most folks (probably including me) won't appreciate it).
And lastly (but not least... ly?) -- the poem is "fluffy". The statements are, for a poem, relatively vague and not indicative of any sort of strong imagery; there's nothing that makes me want to connect, and there's nothing that forces me to connect.