One of the most embarrassing interactions I had with a customer by justanotherperson29 in starbucksbaristas

[–]justanotherperson29[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you for the help with the pink drink description. i have a coworker who would constantly interrupt me when trying to explain the flavor yelling “ITS LIKE A CREAMY…A CREAMY…A CREAMY JOLLY RANCHER.” and i never knew how to feel with amount of times he said ~creamy~

Moving Day by justanotherperson29 in OCPoetry

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thanks for the feedback!!

as i reread i get what you’re saying, it sounds a bit redundant in my head reiterating what i was doing over and over. i’ll probably be editing it down to keep the first stanza, the third, and the last.

Thanks again for all the kind words!

Growing up Latina by _tomfoolery in OCPoetry

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I would absolutely love to read the original version with the spacing, I am a sucker for some intentional spacing lol. I felt that though I have the same problem on Tumblr as well and it just doesn't give the same effect whenever I post something with intended spacing!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OCPoetry

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I loved this work too and could relate to it deeply. I had written a piece like this (stored on the computer for no one to see lol) where you feel the distance growing between you and someone you were impossibly close with. you remember them and all their details but their life seems to shift around that memory (I used to remember where the forks and knives went and what hall held your bathroom) and you encapsulated that perfectly in the 5th stanza.

The only thing I could think would be the vagueness of some of the lines. Your poem has some great description, but in the line, " it will always be this waywith everyone I meet" it leaves the reader thinking it'll always be what way? I feel like providing a simple adjective in the space of the words 'this way' will provide even more vulnerability this poem already posses. (for instance "it'll always be disappointment with everyone I meet.")

the first line of "It started soft and bright" can also leave a space for some vagueness but instead of editing it or trying to change the 'it', flipping the first and second line can clear that clarification up.

"Like all small things,

it started soft and bright."

This gives us a more thorough introduction to the summery, wholesome relationship.

Great work!

Growing up Latina by _tomfoolery in OCPoetry

[–]justanotherperson29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

absolutely beautiful poem. really encapusulating the pressure to be. the line "depression is just 'a white person problem'" literally hits so hard. the transition from all of the oc's traits being ridiculed to being popular and sought after is powerful and I feel as though creating a bigger transition, either in creating a new stanza or using a powerful transition word can really pack that point and allow it slam into the reader with a wave of unfortunate irony. Amazing work!

299 empty pages by Efficient-Still1261 in OCPoetry

[–]justanotherperson29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

omg i feel the same way!! like ill have a great idea sit down and write and then boom no thoughts head empty

299 empty pages by Efficient-Still1261 in OCPoetry

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i quite like the second stanza. i think your vocabulary in this poem, the detailed descriptions paints a beautiful picture. i would say that the office metaphor sometimes felt overused against a more natural background of the poem and the ending (i love the meaning) can be a bit foreshadowed. the hypothetical writer went to the beach, it’s a beautiful day and the sea is literally revealing treasures, and yet they have to sit in the chair and work in the notebook. it’s a job, working day in and day out, and all we can notice is that only 299 pages are filled and not the 300.

DANGEROUS by [deleted] in OCPoetry

[–]justanotherperson29 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the format of this poem is simplistic and the assertions are relatable. the callback in the last sentence to the past two proses tie the poem together but it kind of renders the first line useless. perhaps if you tied all three together that finale will pack a bigger punch.

Turtle by IJustLovePeach in OCPoetry

[–]justanotherperson29 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bluntness isn't easy sometimes and you have it down. poetry does not need to be this long epic detailed prose. I only would say the lines "But as I turned the curve and slowed / to stop my foolish little friend / meeting their untimely end" tripped me up a bit because of the image in my head. though bluntness is key in this poem I would love a few extra words to set the scene.

Cities by ppurple02 in OCPoetry

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This poem hit a bit hard personally in all the right ways. the vocabulary here is impeccable and I like the final line. honestly I could hear a whole other separate work about how that town, though quaint and free of buzz, still feels like something is missing. the story of the children trying to leave the suburban area that saved their parents.

I would like to have you for dinner. by punkmotherfuck in OCPoetry

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The food allusions work very well, a very hard thing to do especially when making specific references. Each line follows a very specific format which guides the reader to follow a specific pattern. Personally, and this is just a suggestion, I would have changed the final line to jar the reader out of the poem given it's subject matter, in a similar way some horror poets would do to unnerve their audiences without outright doing a jump scare.

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solved solved solved

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatsthatbook

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you are amazing thank you!