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09/28/2008 05:12 p.m.
Whenever writing, one of the first writing critiques
I've ever had in my life (approx. one year ago, actually) always comes to mind, where I
read older poems of mine since I hadn't written in months as it were, and was insecure
about the things that welled up and so stuck with older favorites. They were full of
angst, and when are my poems not? But they were full of angst and so they were full of
the word "love," and the feedback wasn't exactly positive because the word "love" is so
overused it has become cliche and lost all its meaning.

So now when I write my goal is to have the entire poem be the word "love" without ever
actually saying it, I think. It's very easy because love is absolutely bizarre.
I am currently Thoughtfull