I really enjoyed this, I thought the subject was interesting. My only critique would be the grammar, ie. multiple exclamation points in the line "AND THEY HAVE NOTHING!!!" but if it's a stylistic choice, I guess it isn't too distracting. :)
Some of it is also very simple ("the pain you never express") and could be reworded, and other parts are repetitive (again, it could be a stylistic choice, but it throws me off).
Both poems are simple but powerful. I especially like the first, it's something I can relate to.
In "Itching," I think there could be a more effective ending there. "There will be rest for me" is something I was expecting; it's been used too much. I would suggest trying a word other than "rest" to convey (what I interpret to mean) "death."
"Grey" is very gray. So... good work on that, I suppose. But I'd recommend providing some kind of context for these statements about the world.
The title of this item is "Early Poems," so I'm assuming you wrote these a while ago, but they might be worth revisiting for edits.
This sort of reminds me of "Kubla Khan." And in that way, I wish this were longer. I feel as though there must be more to your mind than this. Why don't you just run with that and let your imagination go?
I love the punctuation, it's unconventional and it works fabulously for the purposes of this piece. I enjoy the journey this poem takes me on, literally a journey through a dirty mind.
Some cliches are evident, particularly the "twilight sky," but beyond that, it's a splendid work.
Again, I just wish it were longer.
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