by greenmountaineer
juggled some Oranges in Essex.
Does this look like A WBY comment?
nah, too funny
duly noted
cinco
Snow white
read
and browned to a "t"
like this uncompromising view of a harsh situation. you manage to make it real. there's a genuine cleverness in your word-use encapsulated in phrases such as this:
Snow white and old in Newark now,
she shivers for food
it's a cleverness that isn't 'in your face', though, or smart for smart's sake... it's what you do and do so well. the sounds. their musicality up and down the scale... and eyes enjoy the on-screen sibilance as much as the ear.
this ending is as uncompromising as it gets, and its honesty burns:
burns like a worn out razor blade
in a cold cocked one room apartment.
Maybe the problem is me, I can't quite get a hold of this poem. I really enjoyed its imagery and it takes me along but I'm a little scitzophrenic about it, like visiting a strip club in Soho and shown through several doors in anticipation only to find myself ending up out in a back alley a little confused. An interesting experience but not one I entirely expected.
certainly a 5 because it is really worth the read.