Journey to self discovery

You are flooding. If you don't care if people read your poetry and offer constructive criticism and review you are in the wrong place. We really try to read carefully every poem posted here. We just can't do that when you post so much. This is a poetry workshop, not just a place to post. Please have respect for the community of supporting poets we are trying to develop. Having said that you are very welcome, most new-comers make the same mistake. The are so many BS poetry sites out there where you post 1000 poems and get feedback like "oh, how sweet". This is very different. We are into dialogue, constructive feedback, and even some stand up, knock down fights! (But never saw one that didn't end in friendship, we are, after all, good communicators). There is one exception, a big one. When a clearly young poet, struggling and vulnerable for the first time comes here they are treated with care, support and love. We exert ourselves to see their potential and encouraged. So finally your poetry. You write well, and though I refuse to read all 30 of your postings I found mostly gloom and doom. Not a bad thing, a lot of this world and love sucks. May I suggest the hardest thing you can do in poetry? Try writing joy, while being extremely careful of becoming a Hallmark card. Have fun. Play with the words, play with play, beauty and godness. Believe me it is harder than angst, but try it. My humble suggestion, Jess (a barely published poet but with passion and a modicum of education in poetry)