I like blowing my own horn too...I just don't
kinda rude, maybe obnoxious... but I like the way you do it, so keep playing whatever tune you want. Truth is cool, and it don't hurt me none, I like the blues

wail that horn till you can't no more!

A good write but there are things we could point out that if you and many others gave out more comments and took part in more workshops, then this site would honour you for the things you have found.
Yours Ian.T
Spread the word to all you know that Neopoet is here to teach and learn from, we have many members that are not happy with their own acknowledgement, so lets change this and become the best poetic group there is.
It is up to you the poet..
Jzarmel you have been a member for 5 years plus, as I have, and only a few visits this year and over the past few years, please can we see much more of you in comments and submissions..Thank you!

put our own spin on whatever we read. No one knows exactly what is going on with you when you write whatever you write. [Generally speaking that is]. However you made it abundantly clear that it is for your own pleasure. If we as an audience, get something from it too, that pleases you? #%@&
I thought that was the reason for any and all of us writing! Boy! What a dope I am!
~ Geezer

to read it. I guess that it just pissed me that you seemed to belittle the responses that you get as being not really worthy of your efforts. Forgive me if I was wrong. ~ Geezer

I like that your poem craft is clever
the diplomatic words
which is an oration based storytelling
directing teaching
for a more reaching audience

shakespeare wrote simple works
but he was not above using
a push of dramatic words
that even the audience could
understand from the royal court
to the open mosh pit

I remember when I started to
write.....I was always thinking
outside the box and all through
life put in the box....
its human to try to contain
that which is not understood
and I knew that I was correct
in how I viewed things
for a time I thought I was mad
which I partly am

took years to find a voice
a maturity and final release
of emotional shackles to
stand up....feel the self
esteem and security
that I lacked for years

I had many personas
but not that direct
central core
when I spoke people
listened...
and I took time too listen
when I shut down
debating my meaning
then the others were
able to come forth
and share more
and quietly I began
to speak through my
own riddles

but once having achieved
having a voice!
what then?

the crowd will pick on U
but inside I fought that too
i was politically correct
for years...a poster boy
but then
the struggle internal
and the frustrations
of not being appreciated
rose up
that was my voice
wanting to let run
and the internal struggle
for control was holding
myself back
once I started to become
more risk taking outside
my comfort zone and
just roll with things..
accept more things
it became easier
using my voice
and letting go of
the growling that I did
much of...sparks and
hisses I called it
if I was out in public
sensitive yes..I felt
a lot of things..
I could not shut that
out....I read it all
still do
but today I can
stand in a moderately
busy crowd and be
calm...collected
enough..still smile
though I carry that
snarl too
in todays world we
have an ego for
a reason

I like your poem about
contemplating shooting
your foot
a good metaphor
for the crippling
of freedom
that fights within

I was working for my
girls..our team here
and broke my clavicle
which never healed
..then I broke a bone
in my foot...and both
times I had to continue
to push it...work
errands..help
they are both aching
today....metaphor as
fact...what we give

but the whole experience
made me appreciate
the time it took for me
to find a voice

Im still hung up on the
notion of speaking direct
as some...but its in me
very much ...maybe I
fear it...

anyway...I like your
writing.....its like
idling....
or simmering

thank U!

Just who is or are the "you" you refer to in this? In the sense that it makes some assumptions that your reader is judging or not appreciating you, and some assumptions about your readers own agenda, it does tend to feel a bit defensive, even victimised.

Ian makes a good point. This is a free interactive site, no-one gets paid to read let alone spend time giving you feedback, yet in the whole time you've been a member you have responded to only three of other peoples poems.