Stuck - Comments

Hey there! I'm here as a judge for Mibba Magazine's Poetry Month contest. I do apologize that this comment is coming so late but I assure you the entry was judged in full when we did the judging. Since there were so many, we did the judging before the commenting but I got a bit held up in real life and the comments got delayed. So I do apologize for not giving you your comment sooner.

I think one of the things I really liked about this poem was the length of the sentences and stanzas. I've always had a preferred thing for shorter poems. To me, it's always amazing to see how poets can convey emotion and what they want to say in as few words as they do in short poems such as this one. So it really made me like your poem a lot more since it touched something that I ultimately prefer in poetry.

This poem got to me a lot and I think it can get to a lot of other people as well. It speaks about what I think a lot of people experience constantly throughout their life. Finding the right words for things is a very hard thing to do and as writers, I'm sure anyone on this site can understand that better than most.

The vagueness of this poem is another thing I liked about it. It doesn't specify a specific one moment where the person is stuck so it's fairly vague and in this instance, that works for the poem. It reaches a broader audience and a broader spectrum; more people can relate to it since it is such a broad poem.

I think you did very well at connecting with your readers and connecting with an emotion so many people feel constantly. And you did it in so few words as well, which is a pretty good feat to accomplish. This poem was very good and I'm very happy that I got the chance to read it. Well done.

I absolutely love this. It is so powerful to me, and it really got to me. I felt so intrigued by this poem from the start, just the first line and almost glued to the screen.

It's so simple in the way it's written but it has a strong meaning and I love it, it comes out very great. The small rhymes as well, make a nice variety in the poem, it gives it a nice layering and it sounds melodic in a way.

"The words stay in
Trapped in my mind
Pulling me apart
Until the right words I find"

This was by far the best part of the entire poem, loved this so much and it is just something that I feel like I can relate to, when I can't speak but I want to but the struggle to find words just tear me apart because of whatever message I have to say.

Awesome job on this!