All Comments on 'The Same Girl'

I was really blown away by this poem. I think we've all been in situations where our actions could take us on very different paths, and why we choose not to is always so up in the air. This poem seems to capture that part of ourselves, when we see a path we could have gone down in another. I especially liked the use of the food imagery; it makes it so real and really brings the point home. Thank you for continuing to write, it's a joy and pleasure to read your work!

So...I'm not the only one who remembers "the woman in Texas" as if it were only a short time ago. This is very, very powerful stuff.

The secret to it is in the restraint of the style. Smartly, you realized that the subject matter is terrible enough and allowed it to present itself plus your take on the story.

Tempting as it is to bring it up, the focal subject is not the death penalty per - se. Rather, it is the unknown within us; maybe the part which is close to the insane. Probably only unusual and unpredictable circumstances could push each of us away from our safe and predictable life path in such away. But doesn't it make the safe and clear demarcation line between "us" and "them" ever so murky?

I love the fact that you don’t shy away from talking about ‘the important issues'; even better, that you do it by 'showing' (a 'simple' story of one woman). You offer your take. Some people read, maybe talk about it too. We need to talk more about the big issues.

Which reminds me of the inherent barbarism of the death penalty.

“Forgetting to know how to breathe” would indeed be the most digestible way to think about her (or any one’s) death, especially if you still want

To enjoy the nice dinner mentioned earlier. A burning irony if I have seen one.

A good lesson in writing

With impact found in

Understatement and tales

Matter-of-factly told...