tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post2593505502557322892..comments2023-10-11T05:06:04.185-05:00Comments on Paper Mountain: Hot Air BalloonBrooke R. Bussehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-81700772341821889292012-04-08T02:13:00.204-05:002012-04-08T02:13:00.204-05:00I view it more as sacrifice than tough love, but I...I view it more as sacrifice than tough love, but I see how you can get that tough vibe. Plus, you don't know the whole story that's going on in my head.<br /><br />I'm also surprised you didn't see the "trick" I used in this one. But then, I guess most wouldn't think about it and it's not that obvious.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-14997753435142315332012-04-08T01:56:57.043-05:002012-04-08T01:56:57.043-05:00See, this is why poetry (and all writing in genera...See, this is why poetry (and all writing in general, I guess) is amazing. I saw one thing when I wrote it and you saw an entirely different thing when you read it. And I can totally understand <i>how</i> you saw that.Brooke R. Bussehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147444223968856153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-87760492209270984942012-04-06T19:33:00.274-05:002012-04-06T19:33:00.274-05:00I get the sense of a toxic relationship. It's ...I get the sense of a toxic relationship. It's better that they are apart, but it hurts not to be together.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-42298729778140380972012-04-06T11:29:38.492-05:002012-04-06T11:29:38.492-05:00Yeah there is tremendous loss in here. Metaphorica...Yeah there is tremendous loss in here. Metaphorically speaking, it sounds like "tough love". The kind of poem a mother might wright about a child that she needs to kick out of the house.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8223068889792863979.post-61444091966567822302012-04-06T07:21:07.388-05:002012-04-06T07:21:07.388-05:00I feel the loss in this poem.I feel the loss in this poem.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com