I can completely relate to this

Poetry can certainly be a form of catharsis for all the traumas of life...a way to purge the demons that attach themselves to our psyches. - My writing professor way back in the dark ages of the polyester 70's offered the advice that this is an excellent way to divest yourself of all the excess baggage that we lug around with us. After we can get past this point, poetry takes on a wider scope and opens up a larger readership. - In "Devastation" I feel I have an idea of what the traumatic experience might have been that was the cause, but you left it vague...purposefully no doubt, and maybe its because I'm reading from a male perspective, but I was a bit lost. - I love using various forms of font and size in my work as well, although I haven't been doing a lot of it lately (I think the term for this sort of form is "concrete")...I can see where the single spacing would have created a more unified flow to this piece; keep working at that line break, it may be correctable yet. - RCat

A bit weird that you will equate friend as devastation. Maybe you were really referring to the devastation that your friend caused. Also, I agree with Rusty, it might be better to use single spacing. The double space is somehow disrupting the flow. (Too much pause, at least the way I read). Nonetheless, I still find this good. easily relatable. =)

i feel i can relate to this poem, the right words are used to make people react but i seem to get the impression that these are not the words you truely feel, if its anger let it out, Kick and scream. I do think this is a very good poem though and hope this helps to give you the 'strength to survive'!