All Comments on 'Amanda;Returned'

One needn't know the background to the scene, as you convey that through the mending of the loveseat. Clean and to the point, which Poet Guy appreciates.

....of your poetry Vrose, the more I like it. The howl of the wind in the mouth of the gas bottle warns of pain ahead. Well constructed and moody. My kind of poem.

Tess

A bitersweet ending to a story told so well in just a few words

This ain't a "happy" poem, but it's a good poem as the images are clear and like Tess said, it's moody and that last line has excellent shock value. My only niggle is that I think you can lose a few words here and there to make the piece tighter overall (but maybe that's me; that's always my own preference). But you have talent and I'm glad I read this. :-)

I agree with Angeline that I would try and pare the poem down a little.

Maybe.

But, even as it stands I love what you've done. You convey the speaker's anxiety and his/her disappointment so compactly.