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Inadequate
January 20, 2015
I am coal dust
where society demands
only diamonds.
© Anna K., Portland, OR
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This article has 8 comments.
L_DepthsofDespair said...
on Feb. 4 2015 at 7:53 pm
Your writing is truly compelling. Those three lines above were eloquent and contained so much connotation.
SpidersAcrossStars PLATINUM said...
on Jan. 28 2015 at 8:40 pm
5/5 simply beautiful. amazing metaphor. it says so much in so few words. i love it. great job :))
AbigailGilgal GOLD said...
on Jan. 27 2015 at 5:30 pm
Whoa. Mind. Blown. The first thing I though when I looked at this was that it was like three lines and it would be dumb. Then I read those three lines. Amazing. If you can say something that powerful in nine words, you obviously have skill. Love it.
teacuppoetry GOLD said...
on Jan. 26 2015 at 6:10 pm
Very very short but has a lot of substance to it as well which is an essential balance for this type of poetry. I am in no way an expert but I feel that is what feels right :)
CaseyChickenWang SILVER said...
on Jan. 26 2015 at 4:28 pm
It's concise yet very meaningful. There's a lot of truth in it, and I'm searching for critique here but I can't think of any :) After all, you did receive Editor's choice! Good job, keep up the great work. I'd like to read more of your poems.
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