tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post4356950750567274036..comments2023-10-15T10:36:30.216-04:00Comments on I Will Not Eat The Darkness: Poetry ThursdayAnais Ninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04854303141967163306noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post-63870543585882925242007-01-14T06:35:00.000-05:002007-01-14T06:35:00.000-05:00I hope it was cathartic on some levels to express ...I hope it was cathartic on some levels to express these feelings using the very cliches that were spat at you.<br /><br />You ARE worthy. You WILL overcome this damage. I see the the tigress in you.<br />*hugs and a dartboard... or voodoo doll?*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post-79377481680380251782007-01-12T11:39:00.000-05:002007-01-12T11:39:00.000-05:00((((hugs))))((((hugs))))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post-46860884952558767982007-01-11T20:25:00.000-05:002007-01-11T20:25:00.000-05:00This is a tough poem...it's hard to get to those n...This is a tough poem...it's hard to get to those nuggets of truth you've produced here. Good job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561786891662799199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post-86424236176833729892007-01-11T19:51:00.000-05:002007-01-11T19:51:00.000-05:00A heart-wrenchingly difficult poem to read. I do ...A heart-wrenchingly difficult poem to read. I do think that--as a poem--it was a very effective technique to set up the ironic distance between good qualities and the truth of the matter (such as "His encouragement / 'Of course, I'll always be here for you. Just remember, when you fail / at school / in love . . .'") and then to blast it with the counterpoint of the direct and unflinching ending.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324054034345621199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26953856.post-72512624489443295482007-01-11T17:36:00.000-05:002007-01-11T17:36:00.000-05:00Difficult, painful; a good read. BBDifficult, painful; a good read. BBrichard piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03648720482758520891noreply@blogger.com