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Old 07-25-2007, 08:02 AM   #1
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I threw myself together in the living room last night
I got blue paint and I tried to touch the sky
But the ceiling and the fireplace aren't exactly right
They don't have the texture or the depth I find in your eyes

I threw my heart, my mind, my coffee mug at the kitchen door
One bounced off the doorknob and the rest just slid right off
It wasn't very tactful and I know I hate the mess
But I just drink in the emotion like I'll never get enough

I drove myself off the bridge in my mind
I let myself sink into the pillows on my bed
I slip into the only good cliche
"It takes one to know one" and I know I've got it bad

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Old 07-25-2007, 12:48 PM   #2
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well, the length of the lines is kind of a mouthful, but they sound really good
nice imagery
but after the first paragraph the rhyming kind of saunters off, and is barely there
but its hard to distinguish
its a good start though

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Old 07-25-2007, 01:37 PM   #3
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I agree that the rhyming does seem to go off on a tangent, the problem is, i like each of the lines!

One bounced off the doorknob and the rest just slid right off
It wasn't very tactful and I know I hate the mess

This is fantastic! I'm not sure why but it made me smile, i think perhaps its because i can relate to that particular train of thought.

All in all good solid writing but i would maybe work on the flow of it a little.

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Old 07-26-2007, 10:01 AM   #4
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I love the first verse, it was genuis..
There were parts of it that reminded me a bit of bright eyes.. specially the last line, but i like bright eyes so thats good i guess..
U do lose ur rhymin structure after the first verse and the last verse doesnt seem 2 flow as well as the other..
Overall good work

Btw thanks 4 the crit
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Old 07-26-2007, 11:23 AM   #5
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I threw myself together in the living room last night
I got blue paint and I tried to touch the sky
But the ceiling and the fireplace aren't exactly right
They don't have the texture or the depth I find in your eyes

the opening stanza is good has a nice imagery but there are some things that can be changed to make it much better like in second line instead of saying "got blue paint" u can say something like spilled blue paint or throwed blue paint taht way u can add much more meaning just got a blue ppaint feels a bit incompelete to me.

I threw my heart, my mind, my coffee mug at the kitchen door
One bounced off the doorknob and the rest just slid right off
It wasn't very tactful and I know I hate the mess--->i knew i'll hate the mess just to show certainity
But I just drink in the emotion like I'll never get enough

last line can be said in a different manner . oerall this is not as good as the first one but there are somethings which are really interesting. it can be tweaked here and there to get a better flow.

I drove myself off the bridge in my mind
I let myself sink into the pillows on my bed
I slip into the only good cliche
"It takes one to know one" and I know I've got it bad

nice ending
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overall the piece has a nice ibe to it. imagery used is good but it needs punctuation.


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Old 07-26-2007, 08:10 PM   #6
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I like the overall feel to it. To me, it seemed a little dreamy, yet there are moments of punctuality. Very nice.
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Old 07-26-2007, 10:13 PM   #7
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Yeh great imagry i really like it. But i have to agree that the ryming did slurr of a little but other then that i thought it was great i loved every part of it. Great job and i would like to see it finished.

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