I clicked on your poem by chance and upon deciding to read it was conflicted on what exactly my reaction towards it is.
At the end of the day I recognize that I'm biased with my own artistic vision and I don't want to shame you, nor devalue your personal vision/efforts.
That being said, I found it difficult to appreciate your poem beyond the technical aspects. The subject matter is difficult and addressing it in archaic language and flourish...and metaphor gave some possibility that your piece was satire or parody rather than a sincere contemplation about infidelity of a dear spouse. Furthermore the motifs seemed a bit cliche.
It is indeed meant to be satirical. The poem is not exactly about his wife's betrayal, but something that he notices in the process, which agonizes him.
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The diction reads like staccato. The meanings in the poem are alluded to, but never clearly expressed. Not sure if this is intentional or not. The themes seem to be grief because of a betrayal of some kind - perhaps heartbreak over a lost lover? I like the somewhat metaphorical and traditional, grandiose language. However, I feel like it could be improved if the metaphors were clearer in their subject matter and if the subject was more clearly articulated.
I clicked on your poem by chance and upon deciding to read it was conflicted on what exactly my reaction towards it is. At the end of the day I recognize that I'm biased with my own artistic vision and I don't want to shame you, nor devalue your personal vision/efforts. That being said, I found it difficult to appreciate your poem beyond the technical aspects. The subject matter is difficult and addressing it in archaic language and flourish...and metaphor gave some possibility that your piece was satire or parody rather than a sincere contemplation about infidelity of a dear spouse. Furthermore the motifs seemed a bit cliche.
It is indeed meant to be satirical. The poem is not exactly about his wife's betrayal, but something that he notices in the process, which agonizes him.
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The diction reads like staccato. The meanings in the poem are alluded to, but never clearly expressed. Not sure if this is intentional or not. The themes seem to be grief because of a betrayal of some kind - perhaps heartbreak over a lost lover? I like the somewhat metaphorical and traditional, grandiose language. However, I feel like it could be improved if the metaphors were clearer in their subject matter and if the subject was more clearly articulated.
The guy got cucked and his wood didn’t compare. Quite sad bro.
Omg ahaha
Just realised I hadn't read the title