Comments by Dilated View

"What an absolutely devastating topic, and how tragic those last two lines. This is the type of write that hits a reader hard and sticks in their gut. Sadly written but nicely done."
Posted by Dilated View on "Only Heaven Can Wait" by LOKI

"This was really beautiful and serene and, though I'm guessing this is a metaphor for loving a person, I can feel this in many other metaphorical ways. Makes for great mind candy :) Very nicely done!"
Posted by Dilated View on "Vows" by Quietus

"This made me think there was some force, some kid with a lighter, standing off to the side, a smile on his face, flicking the lighter over and over, appreciating their influence. So much possible to unpack in this, after several reads my mind keeps going somewhere new and I think it could connect infinite dots and never be able to answer that last line. Awesome man, much enjoyed."
Posted by Dilated View on "The Burden of Dreams and Disbelief." by TheProphetUntold

"Interesting concept with the dual outer then inner landscapes, and the concept of experiencing duality with both. I'm drawn to the moon and stars, but the moon especially. I'm also drawn to the lakes, the rivers and the seas. Both outwardly and internally. Very cool piece, Nicely done :)"
Posted by Dilated View on "D5// Magic I See" by Shikiryu

"Totally worthy of PotD. The visuals throughout were top notch and the content raw and honest. Felt myself being drug line to line like some amphetamine flashback, where I made every promise in the world but follow up on none of them, where the morning after, typically days later, feels like the movie Momento. Very nicely done,"
Posted by Dilated View on "the red whore" by Jonas

"This really reeked of oppression. Has man currently lost their minds? Or is this an ongoing set of goal posts that move as needed? So much pressure in order to get to "freedom". And by some belief systems your "freedom" means heading back to a pool of energy only to be spit out again at some point in order to go through this process again. Cyclical infinity. Maybe man never lost it's mind, maybe it was programmed this way. Either way, again, the oppression feels real. Very interesting read, going from line to line I could physically feel the weight of it all pushing down on me and now I feel deflated. That, for me, is the mark of something excellent. Very cool :)"
Posted by Dilated View on "Cumulonimbus" by Phalanx

"As someone who used to "drink to drink" every night of the week this totally resonates with me. It took me about a decade to get to a point where I simply "forgot to drink" because it wasn't important to me anymore. But I had a real fuzzy decade in my 20s. Write on!"
Posted by Dilated View on "I drink to drink " by beamish

"Absolutely loved this. So beautiful and, though hinting at erotic, the fact that it kept it at just the hint really played well here without taking a twist into something totally different. As a result you end up with some visually brilliant stanzas here. Super interesting content from start to finish, very nicely done :)"
Posted by Dilated View on "Lovescape" by Litteratus

"Wow this started off soft and serene and quickly escalated from there. The flow of this kept me reading along nodding and then I could feel the rage begin to grow. "I scream like a hundred tortured banshees" What a great visual touch. Very cool read!"
Posted by Dilated View on "A thousand tears" by ellie

"The world cries its acid rain when it's had enough, it always finds a way to balance the scales, even if it means becoming uninhabitable for a time in order to teach humanity a lesson. This appears to be cyclical and yet man has not yet learned to break the cycle. Or perhaps man knows instinctively that this is his cyclical role. To build as a means to destroy. To protect as a means to poison. Until "the earth just cries the skys rain" and begins to heal anew. Interesting read, thank you for sharing!"
Posted by Dilated View on "suicidal humanity" by thefairytaleheart

"Even without giving out a context for this, it reeks of someone being abused by another person until that person was old enough/strong enough/had a good enough threat that would end the situation. Very sad world we live in and if you were the victim in this situation I'm so sorry to hear it. Thank you for sharing."
Posted by Dilated View on "a family secrete" by dropsofhate

"It's interesting because I think I would fall into both groups here; both observer who is wondering and the person who is pondering. I agree with harlequinn, you packed a lot of possibility into just four lines like some kind of poem grenade that, if it would explode, would send us all into existential crisis. Very cool :)"
Posted by Dilated View on ""i pass a thousand faces a day"" by Gabriel

"What an interesting and fresh way to look at a common recurring theme. The idea of pillows as both a physical and metaphoric barrier to the heart and soul of another. And it would seem so easy to move those pillows aside to reach them but, as you question - are they happy enough to want to do this? If so, wouldn't they have? Or do they want to but are lost in their own head, dealing with their own stress that they simply haven't shared as a way to protect you from adding things to your plate? Such a delicate balance needed on these tightropes we walk. A very interesting read, thank you for sharing :)"
Posted by Dilated View on "Where are you when i drift to dream" by BetaWolfinVA

"This was pretty heavy. The world as a wasteland, likely of our own doing. But I would imagine there would have to be others out there like you, assuming that there was "all is dead... except me". What a horrifying world that would be. Are we heading for it? Maybe. Nicely done, thank you for sharing your vision :)"
Posted by Dilated View on "end of all " by Evil Ash

"I've been fortunate in that my only surgery ever needed was my appendix. But I absolutely remember the confusion. For me it was tough because I was in California for work and my closest family were over a thousand miles away and then when I was able to be released they demanded that someone come pick me up. Except everyone I knew was at work and we worked 16+ hour days. And the pain meds they gave me only made me want a cigarette that much more and there was nothing to do so that was all I was focused on, singing "I want nicotine I want nicotine like a mantra" until a work friend was able to show up after me begging just so that they could wheel me out to the parking lot where I stood up, hopped in my own car, and drove home. Hope that recovery goes well and you don't need anything in the future. Hospitals are scary places. And like you said "who dressed me" and, in my case "and who shaved my pubes??" Haha, thanks for sharing!"
Posted by Dilated View on "Post Surgery Confusion" by Commander_Cadaver

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