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| ** Images For Use By Upgraded+ Only ** I chose to review your item today as part of my review challenge at the "Invalid Item" Imagery: Very well done. The way you described her touching all the details meant not only could I see, but also feel the the textures and contours of her frail form. New vocabulary: I didn't know what a clavicle was. It sounds much cooler than boring old "collarbone"! Alternate interpretations: From the description, I concluded that the poem depicted an anorexic woman feeling her prominent bones and being satisfied. Without the guiding description, it could be seen as a psychopathic serial killer who kills her victims by starvation and is examining her latest corpse... Wrong? Sorry. More on the description: By starting out by saying the poems was about bones, not a disorder, I got a "denial" feeling that matched the topic. I'm possibly reading too much into that, but whatever. Symbolism: You describe her caresses as owner would a long journey over a mountainous landscape. Is that some sort of metaphor? Like, overcoming the obstacles associated with eating disorders? Format: There's not much in the was of fancy formatting in this poem. In a way that's a good thing, it lets the words speak for themselves. Sound: I don't read very much poetry, and I often struggle to say it the way you're meant to. Free verse poetry ought to be the hardest to write so that a non-poet like myself can appreciate it, and yet your choice if words made it easy. It sounded like poetry on my first try. Minor criticism: A really, really little thing, I promise. "And she smiles a secret smile" is a phrase I've heard before. It doesn't have the same sense of originality as the rest of the poem. Emotions: There is conflict ion in this piece. The woman is happy, and yet we feel sad for her. The poem sounds cool, and yet it seems wrong to enjoy a description of a serious illness. I like that it is not straight forward, happy or sad. I think it us the complexity of such an odd mix of emotions that gives the poem it's depth. Thank you for sharing this exceptional poem, —Taliah
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