Comment from AnnaLinda

Excellent

Relda,

This is a strong free verse feeling poem!
You have very powerful wording and I
like your analogy/example of "things"
being stuck in your throat. Sorrow so
deep and intense...yes, I get it.

Well done,
Linda

 Comment Written 15-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Nov-2016

Linda - thanks for your comments and encouragement. Haven't met a person who was willing to admit it who hadn't been there themselves. (Wait is that phrasing circular reasoning or just self-serving? My Bud tells me I'll do anything to prove a point!)
So good to talk to you again.
Relda

reply by AnnaLinda on 15-Nov-2016

That's true and sounds like the beginning of a new poem.

Comment from RGstar

Excellent

Yet, no matter what, find the emotion to lift, for life is never worth ending, for it will end of its own accord and this written is on its way, for anybody reading or otherwise, to have hope, for it beckons a turning point.
My best wishes, Relda.
Have a good day.
RGstar

 Comment Written 15-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Nov-2016

Thank you so much for your comments, insight and encouragement. That heaven there were also times when my heart has sung.
God bless and my best,
Relda

Comment from William Ross

Excellent

Nicely done on the feeling prompt, and yes I have and sometimes still do have these feelings. Great job and good luck on this. have a wonderful day.

 Comment Written 15-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Nov-2016

Thanks so much for your review and encouragement. It IS a wonderful day! - Relda

Comment from mvbrooks

Excellent

In two short stanzas you've captured the struggle between wanting life to stop and somehow choosing to go on. I was especially impressed with the line: "when words, food, and tears stuck in my throat."

The idea of "words" getting stuck in our throats is rather familiar. Changing the familiar with the addition of "...food and tears" made this line visual and visceral.

And the title captures the poem well.

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 15-Nov-2016

Thank you so much for the review and encouragement. Been 'there' a couple of times. Thank heaven just passing through.
Relda

Comment from barleygirl

Excellent

I really love the raw gritty-ness of your message. You describe this in a physical way & depression can be very much in the body as much as the mind. The title/opening phrase (repeated for each stanza) is well crafted to show the reader this happens regularly, but not to the point where the curse sounds overwhelmingly dramatic.

 Comment Written 14-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016

Hi! - Nice to meet you.
Thank you for the encourage review. Thank heavens there haven't been many of 'those times.'
God bless and my best.
Relda

Comment from sanejane

Excellent

This poem perfectly describes despair. Not one single word is wasted, and nothing is missing.

The second stanza cut deep into my heart:

There have been times
when hurt was so deep,
so intense, so undeserved
that, surely,
life should have ended.

There are those times, but we pick ourselves up, and survive.

Thank you for sharing this great rhyme, and good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 13-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Nov-2016

Thank you for the encouragement. I had a wonderful boss (lady) who once told me, "Relda, you're as serious as a heart-attach. Lighten up! Have some fun!" No kidding - what a great lady. Anyway, most of the time I take her advice, but then, there are times ....
God bless and my best,
Relda

reply by sanejane on 13-Nov-2016

Haha; you're as serious as a heart-attack - that's a great saying.
All the best to you,
Jane

Comment from jusylee72

Excellent

Wonderfully poem stated very well. It flowed and kept my interest. Undeserved pain is the hardest to understand and we have a very hard time of accepting it. Very thoughtful poetry.


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 Comment Written 13-Nov-2016

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reply by the author on 13-Nov-2016

Judy - thank you so much for your encouragement. This was hard - rather steer clear of those memories. But, they say it's good to get it out.
Good luck and God bless.
Relda