Views of the Lesser Skilled

By liquid_emotion

To analyze the writing
Is to kill the tender heart
If words you read can make you feel
Well, isn't that thier part
And no amount of talk can change
The perceptions that you had
When first you read these written words
No matter good or bad
For I would rather have you hate
And laugh, and scoff, and cry
Than read one word that I have wrote
With an indifferant eye

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Published on Saturday, March 16, 2002. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Views of the Lesser Skilled"

On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, carlosjackal (2788) wrote:

Perfectly expressed.
A former member wrote: Loved it, it was really to the point.
On Thursday, September 2, 2004, steuss (92) wrote:

This flows so well! It can be difficult writing like this.. Art is an impression, and poetry the greatest form. I really like this, both your word's meanings, and their placements.
On Friday, March 5, 2004, BoldSolitude (214) wrote:

Oh, what everyone fears about heir writing "Than read one word that I have wrote With an indifferant eye" Great message
On Saturday, April 26, 2003, Armand (54) wrote:

how a 12 line point of view can inspire such debate is the beauty of words. for me, a re-read will only enhance my initial reaction, but will rarely change it.
On Saturday, April 26, 2003, Armand (54) wrote:

the choice, grouping and positioning of words is what differentiates a good piece from a great piece.
On Saturday, April 26, 2003, Armand (54) wrote:

for me its always about the words - not the subject matter - that stirs my emotions. if not for the words, i can get the same reaction from an episode of 20/20 or oprah...
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, shadowsinthelight (146) wrote:

An initial emotional reaction to a poem is an honest reaction. I agree with you 100 per cent, liquid. Most times a tear is only a tear. Keep writing, S.
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

thank you:)
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

this isn't about limiting oneself in any way. This about FEELING something. Of course not all writing is emotional and I never said it was. But the vast majority of poetry is meant to be felt. When you analyze a work over and over you lose the initial fee
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

feeling...the real meaning. And if a person cannot understand something without reading into it over and over then it is over thier heads. That is when they are learning, not reading. Which is not a bad thing, mind you. And there is no such thing as limit
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

limited perception, unless you are talking about personal self, or an isolated individual. And there is no refusing to examine anything... again you are reading into what I say and adding thought of your own not intended by my writing. This is not seeing
On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, liquid_emotion (323) wrote:

a book for it's cover... It is seeing a book for a book. You have already missed the point.
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, MercyRain (105) wrote:

To combine discussion with a_fetal_remnant's 'word associate' and this... why should one limit oneself to only experiencing a written work solely
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, MercyRain (105) wrote:

on an emotional basis? Not all writing, or even poetry, is written on an emotional basis. On that basis alone, poets like Ezra Pound, or T.S. Eliot, or Allen Ginsberg, or even the
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, MercyRain (105) wrote:

majority of pre-Renaissance poets would lose so much in the experience. It would pretty much eliminate all but the most universal of symbologies and analogies, and limit writing to only an
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, MercyRain (105) wrote:

upfront and single level of perception. As a reader, too, to automatically refuse to examine why such and such affects oneself is to render that quality as an anomaly and
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, MercyRain (105) wrote:

deny any further experience beyond initial impression. It is very much seeing a book for it's cover.
On Thursday, February 20, 2003, Jonas (715) wrote:

hmmmmm... you are quite insightful. and i likes it. this is a great poem and puts into words a feeling and impression that i've had to use much too many words to describe in the past. wonderful
On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, Jonas (715) wrote:

i'm just going to say it again, cause i really like this one: you are so fucking good.
A former member wrote: you amaze me and im only on your 3rd poem. thanks for adding to the world of art that keeps me from utter hopelessness.
A former member wrote: oooooo! i like this! good job poet :) keep writing
A former member wrote: this is really straightforward and really good. T.S. Eliot blows my mind as well. you guys read FOUR QUARTETS? it's unbelievable poetry