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The wicked witch (Random October contest)

Time has brought me knocking your door
I come bearing gifts,
Seed of sorrow you sowed
I am the castaway,
Placenta entangled bars of hate

I'll consume your children and babies
Their flesh is my meal, their blood is my wine
Your tears are my water, your sorrow is my joy
Night mares upon night mares you will have
That's my celebration hour
Darkness is my daylight
And darkness is your worst hour
The joy of sorrow is your gift from me

The doom has come for you
You cast me out to mummies
Now I've come to reclaime my kingdom
For the covenant I took
The hollow at your backyard
Is the shallow of skeletons
For I am the wicked witch
The shadow of death.

Review Request (Intensity): 
I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
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What did you think of my title?
How was my language use?
What did you think of the rhythm or pattern or pacing?
How does this theme appeal to you?
How was the beginning/ending of the poem?
Is the internal logic consistent?
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Comments

you have the proper spirit! Just a few little things to maybe make this smoother.

Your tears [are] my water
The joy of sorrow is your gift from me. Delete the [s] from gift.

I'm thinking that I would ordinarily try to make you choose another word
than shallow, but for some reason, shallow seems to fit with the line before it.
Maybe because it reminds me of the many backyard pools, that are now covered
and awaiting the winter. I can picture skeletons hiding in the shallows
of one of those pools. All-in-all a good Halloween poem. ~ Geez.
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There is value to commenting and critique, tell us how you feel about our work.
This must be the place, 'cause there ain't no place like this place anywhere near this place.

You always get me off the huck, thanks for noticing that for me

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Your comment means a lot to me .

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Drop a work about Halloween (the beach) is the title.

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