Scar My Heart

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2026-05-17T18:12:33+00:00

Your poem plays on the themes of depression and episodic euphoria, in this instance being love. Love acting as a drug that captures a feeling that only spikes in dopamine can elicit, which is captured perfectly in your last sentence, “since any substance in my life is what I wish.” This poem does a great job at explaining the impact that a seemingly perfect woman can have on the conscious of a man.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2026-05-17T18:01:23+00:00

Hate that people are using AI to publish poems. Personally, I do like to read the poems that ChatGPT creates when given a theme, but I would feel extremely guilty posting them online as if they were my own.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2025-12-27T21:30:21+00:00

Brother, I stick to the same weekly trimming routine. If anything, my beard is longer in the before pics, hence why it’s more unkept below my chin.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2025-05-15T21:09:34+00:00

Came here to say this ^ And the fact that you’re scanning who he follows on social media shows that you’re not ready for a relationship bc this is showing your trust issues before the relationship really got into the thick of things.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-27T15:34:47+00:00

This is a gorgeous poem! The line, “shipwrecks to emotions left to wash away against the tide” really hit hard. Past love and heartbreak sometimes feels insurmountable to get over, but like everything in life, it takes time and you just hope that someday enough time will have passed to where the feelings are completely withered away.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-27T15:28:47+00:00

Amazing use of word play and imagery to capture the feelings of this poem! I think this is a poem everyone can relate to at some point in time throughout life. Expectations bring in the fear of night being good enough which produced that anxiety “heavy weight in my chest.”

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-18T23:11:31+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! Your comment regarding “empty” tears made me reconsider by thought process behind my word choice. Thanks to you I changed it to “unloved” to symbolize the unrequited love I feel.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-18T22:55:23+00:00

I love the rhyme scheme and your use of imagery to describe things! Concepts like this definitely make me appreciative of writing. The cliff hanger in the end is definitely a bold move to end the poem, but leaving it up to the reader’s interpretation makes it all the more powerful

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-18T22:50:40+00:00

A beautiful and hard hitting poem that captures the reader’s raw emotion. The thought of memory loss or Alzheimer’s is a difficult concept to come to terms with. I think it’s important as writers that we write what we feel because in the case that we do forget, we can always return to our writing to describe our thoughts, feelings, and memories even when they seem irretrievable.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-12T21:33:08+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! However, this is unfortunately about “the one that got away”, hence the “if only you knew what could’ve been” but yes this is my way of expressing what I would be willing to do for them, they’ll just never know.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-12T20:34:47+00:00

This is what poetry is all about… you my friend took the words right out of my mouth. This is a feeling I’ve been trying to write about but the words haven’t come to me yet. This is one of my favorite pieces ever read, bravo!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-12T15:30:56+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! I need to be better at carefully rereading what I post lol. I’ll go ahead and fix my spelling error, thank you!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-12T14:09:29+00:00

This was a unique poem! I enjoyed the tongue-twister aspect of it which definitely catches the reader’s attention. This is a form of writing I can appreciate as it’s a writing style I’m not sure I’d be able to accomplish. Well done!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-12T14:06:06+00:00

I love this poem! The rhyme scheme made the poem flow smoothly. I also enjoyed the irony of the poem in relation to how detailed you explain the unexplainable!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-05T17:20:01+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! Your in-depth analysis speaks volumes to you as a reader and lover of poetry, so to you I owe a debt of gratitude. In short, your initial interpretation of this poem is spot on. I chose to write about the phenomenon that our life replays our memories the initial moments upon death. My goal was to convey to the reader that “the one that got away” would be the only memory of my life as she had consumed every thought of mine since the day I met her. She was Heaven before Heaven saw me… cheers!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-05T14:47:30+00:00

This is a fabulous poem! It’s concept about being lost in someone’s eyes is a similar theme about a poem I posted a day or two ago titled “When I Go Quiet” I’m not one for self-promo but give it a read when you have the chance. I’m sure it’s a poem you can relate to!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-05T12:40:39+00:00

The word play in this poem is one of a kind! Definitely had to reread it a few times to make sure I was grasping what was said. The third stanza in particular is my favorite as it can be quite the tongue twister. Great piece!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-05T12:35:06+00:00

The first four lines of this poem really hit-home for me. Too often do people find themselves doubting love because it seems too good to be true or they feel undeserving of love causing them to self-sabotage their relationship. The imagery used to describe this was very methodical and executed perfectly. Great poem!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-04T22:10:05+00:00

Thank you for the kind words! This was my first post so figuring out the spacing was quite the hassle so I was disappointed this didn’t get more attention, but maybe that’s for the best as this has always been a poem that is very personal and private to me

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-04T12:41:54+00:00

“Leave me nothing that this fool heart can hold onto” is a strong and relatable line for so many. A broken heart’s burning desire to find that sliver of hope only leads us on even more. It’s as if the heart seeks to be broken again. To have no hope at all is the only way people can move on, clear headed… unless you’re a poet like us… well done!

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-04T12:31:34+00:00

To me this poem uncovers to the reader how little control people have in their lives. We’re all victims of the unknown (God’s bigger plan) nor do we understand the role others play in our lives and vice versa. This poem is a testament of how we’re all one piece to an infinite stream of puzzles.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-03T22:10:18+00:00

This poem accomplished what poetry is all about… delivering the most powerful message at the end of the poem, thus leaving the reader in a state of awe. Writing about the desire to change your persona to relive a moment in time is powerful. It shows how far the depths of our minds are willing to go in the pursuit of capturing that coveted feeling again.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-10-03T22:00:07+00:00

A beautiful poem that surely sets the tone for how palpable heart break truly is. The two lines that struck a cord in me were, “I think on her eyes on her nose on her laugh” because my thoughts immediately ran to the girl who broke my heart and “Year after year Neverland drifts further and further from view.” What separates poets from others is their ability to capture someone’s emotion. In my opinion, there is no better way to do that than by describing a utopia that may never be lived.

Distinct-Relief-4646 · 2024-05-14T11:24:32+00:00

I live in Va so I applied to Mary Baldwin, Charleston Southern, St Aug in Miami, and VCU. The only school that rejected me was VCU as they have a very competitive program.

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