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Poetry
Lies and truths
By emmy
26 July 2006
I was aiming to write a short story but somehow the initial inspiration constucted itself as a poem.  That surprised me as I haven't written poetry before (although I have been reading a lot of it of late) and would therefore value some constructive criticism.

"I'm fine", she said
and lied
her smile not quite reaching her eye.
"I don't mind", she said
and tried
not to show how it wrenched her inside.
"It's okay", she said
and cried
alone when she knew she could hide.
"No trouble", she said
and implied
that the truth would damage her pride.

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Written by patterjack (1429 comments posted) 9th August 2006
This has a pleasant naivetee 
 
It's to the point and it has punch -- though the ending is just  
a trifle forced 
 
The impiications here are , I think , better briefly expressed thus than in a full overt statement in a short story 
 
patterjack
agreed
Written by Bagheera (683 comments posted) 9th August 2006
I've quoted one of my tutors before, but I think it's worth repeating: 
 
"Definition of poetry. Saying as much as possible while using the least possible number of words" 
[Matt Simpson, Liverpool Uni, c. 1970] 
 
By this definition, emmy, you shouldn't be surprised when something turns into a poem or verse - it just means you've expressed yourself economically and clearly. I like it!

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