A Dying Pen in my Restless Hand

The ink

Stains the walls

And the carpet

And everything else in reach.

I can’t stop writing,

Can’t stop screaming how I’m feeling.

How do I feel?

I feel

 

Unloved

Unwanted

Uncared for

Unhappy

Unappreciated

 

 

 

 

I feel written on…

And I feel sad.

Reviews

[Patrick Henry]

The collapsing form of your poem is.... it's making wish to play the "hero" as if to pick you up off the floor, Taylor. I read one of your poems aloud for a video and put your name at the beginning and end of the video with the poem's title being read, and I wish I could have those kinds of moments where you look forward to the weekend to do nothing but lay in the grass and write silly letters and poems to each other, if not to just boost your moods.... : )) Covering your room in ink is quite a sight to behold, considering that when we are looking for inspiration or a place to target all of our pain and sorrow, we would rather choose to scribble it in fire and NOT on the end of a blade to inject that pain straight in a vein!! I can't get over the specificity of how you have taken the initiative of making this poem look as beautiful as the poetess, herself, tiring from the sorrow that creeps in her when in this void, and the caps at the beginning of each line. I Love it!! I guess with wanting the need to read you on a daily basis or even have the lucky chance of talking with you on the phone someday to put a voice to poems as beautifully exacting, and powerful as this one, is al part of the process of understanding and connecting to those I really Love reading. You are so beautiful, Taylor, and you are not destined to remain in this pain without a friend to help you make sense of it, either. O.K.? I, accidentally, wrote " I Love You". lol You exceed my expectations in where my heart and instincts of someone I wish to know, collide and foster a new respect. Wonderful job!! I am a fan of yours, first, and you are finding a place in my heart where some have made their flawless entrance like you are doing!! I know that "links" on a page may be something unpopular, but if you read any of my reviews and/or like that I just wish to be as honest as possible, take a listen to this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAZxu7sNOZw
You might like the classical or even death metal like me, but there are exceptions to EVERY rule we have for such things... Awesome poem!! There is very little to "critique" in your poems because you are writing straight from a heart that is familiar to me and I find that comforting and gorgeous!! Beautiful, Taylor..... xoxox -Your Mark

[p.kuhl]

"i feel written on"

that line is just beautiful