Poetry / suggest a title? (Analysis)

And if this night could go on forever
We would be partying until our lungs burst,
Let the liquor drown the butterflies
Of thinking that life won’t ever be the same.
And when we walk to the car tonight
We’ll drive this street one last time
And we’ll never look back
Because the road is paved with memories
Of nights we were too drunk off our
Happiness to stand
Because we could smile through tragedy
Of small town life and small town minds.
For years we talked about getting out
As fast as we could
Until this day came and now we feel like lead
Because we know we can never look back
And we know we can never go back
But we’ll always have tonight
To pave the end of the road
Because memories can live forever

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Winter avatar General Stranger

July 18, 2008

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This could maybe use some work using metaphors instead of the actual actions. The reason I say this (and I could totally be alone in my take on this) is that the images I kept getting were of drunk people getting behind the wheel of cars. It was just a distracting factor to me and I would have couched it in other ways. However, for shock value… reality bites… it suits.  

MissChris avatar General Stranger

May 08, 2008

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High school? that is what this poem reminds me of high school graduation from a small town. Read a little like the back of a brat pack movie, the coming of age, out growing your current location…From your writing it seems you have more depth then you put on the page in your poem. I would like to see you explore more uncomfortable or personal topics. it is reminiscent of the song “Fast Car”.

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May 02, 2008

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cool stuff. its certainly a bit of abstract, like drowning butterflies with wine, which i think its abstract, thought i appreaciate it greatly. write on.

jbrandenburg avatar General Stranger

April 28, 2008

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dancestandingstill avatar General Stranger

April 22, 2008

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title= stoplights in reverse

mjeano avatar General Stranger

April 21, 2008

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The poem, to me, is about wishing for something for so long, and then, realizing when you’re about to get it…that what you had is something that’s really going to be missed.

I know you want a suggestion on what to name it, but I tend to prefer titles that either oversimply your work (one word.) or are very symbolic of what the gyst of the piece is about…nothing ever obvious. Unfortunately, I feel that only you can determine this…you or someone who knows you pretty well.

What about: bittersweet nostalgia?

Loba avatar General Stranger

April 21, 2008

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well i title things according to how i think of them. like if this night happened in a month, or season, or at a special place, or on a certain memorable date i’d title it that, like “a thursday night in june” or “the road out of town”.
aside from the title, some more punctuation and stanzas would help this be more readable.

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