an admission and a resignation

[yourlovelyugly]

Because you asked

Comments

[bye_bye_snyper]

Jason, man, what is wrong with you? A minute ago I agreed with you when you posted that first time, but they didn't make that community for people we barely know and will probably never see in our lives again to come in and criticize till the writing is worthless. Sure, we would all like some comments about how we could improve but none of us asked for you to abolish anyone's writing. You can make fun of mine all you want because it's easy enough to do, but you should at least have the decency to even act as if it was somewhat enjoyable or clever or thought-provoking. And if we're "desperately trying to sound good," then that's the best we can be. And I wouldn't take the time to make fun of a retarded person if he couldn't tell me what the square root of three hundred was. You're no more educated, smart, or better at writing than any of us. And if you really believe that you are, then there's something terribly wrong with you. I can't imagine E. E. Cummings reading Evan's poetry and telling him that he sucks, but I'd rather

[bye_bye_snyper]

First and foremost, I do not believe I am any more educated, smart or better at writing than any of you. Furthermore, I don't give a shit about anyone else's art unless it does inspire me. The only reason I said anything to Evan is because he asked. And I'm not going to lie to Evan and feed him bull shit remarks like "ummm, i like it"...the type of shit we get every time we have a peer mediation thing at good ole male high. Also, I feel that my last few comments are probably being misinterpreted, as i'm not that great of a writer and often go on tangents that end up destroying the point. I wasn't saying that Evan is not a good writer. By that statement i meant that he's not E.E. Cummings but he's trying to produce E.E. Cummings. I don't read Evan when i look at his poetry. I don't see him. That's all i'm asking for. I want to see a piece of poetry that represents Evan. Not a piece of poetry that Evan thinks will sound like good poetry. Finally, Evan, please don't "quit"...that was the whole point of my first post. My

[burnoutthestars]

It's so easy for us to decide to quit as soon as someone comes our way and tells us that what we are doing isn't as wonderful as we may have thought. Critism, constructive or not, is part of being an artist. When one person shows us their opionion, it doesn't mean that we have to pack up and leave what we love forever if it's not what we want to hear, it just means that we take the hit and keep moving, maybe changing the way that we do things a little. Jason is an intelligent person, but he's not the deciding factor to your writing and your ability to keep writing. So I guess what I'm trying to say is...keep on trucking Evan. Don't quit. There's really no reason to.

this is ours...so take it

[anddaybreaks]

stop being a wimp, suck it up and be a man. you want truth, well heres the truth. you have no right to call yourself an artist if you will give up so easily. yes its easy to be discouraged but to give up shows only weakness. anybody can give up. but not everyone can keep going. if you can dust off your knees and trudge, yes trudge on some more then you have more courage then most. only those who have greatness in them can keep going when they have nothing more left inside. if you give up now, then you are no better than anybody else. and you and i both know that is not true.

[anonymous]

1) I love your metaphors.
2) Jason's sound like he's desperately trying to be funny.
3) Don't quit.. you are a good writer. I like your writing.. sometimes I feel like I'm reading Clockwork Orange, but I like it.
4) You can sound both refined and emotional.
5) What does he know about poetry? Why is his opinion so important? He's obviously not much of a friend or an intellect- shake it off.

[yourlovelyugly]

who are you?

building a mystery

[anonymous]

zorro.

random tangents:
foxes are one of my favorite animals.
zorro means fox in spanish.
anonymous people suck, vaccuum, whatever; didn't you say that people who play the question game do also?
i am a dork

Re: building a mystery

[yourlovelyugly]

question game? whoever mentioned that? who are you dammit?
clockwork orange was brilliant. don't knock it. i must know you from somewhere. question game, sounds like an allusion or previous conversation.