by PoissonSurLaLune
and he said something about wanting your horse?
It wasn't Richard the III was it, he's always looking for a horse.
100! BTW. Can it be improved,
of course, of course.
Everything can. I like this though.
interesting write, that I enjoyed reading
several times in order to grasp it's fullness
(~.-)
S1 is good, and the first two lines of S2 are excellent, with their inversion of Whitman. The last two don't work so well for Poet Guy, though. "Histrionic histories" seems a bit overdone. Poet Guy might consider dropping the last two lines and removing the S break, but that could just be him indulging his fondness for closing rhyme.
Nice poem.
Evocative of primary school. I could smell the stale sandwichs and orange peel.
and I love it because of similar feelings at that age. It drew me into an uncomfortable past. I LOVE it, truly enjoy each word. Not too long, nor too short, like coming in and punching me in the teeth and then running off.