August 31, 2023 · Source: Medium
My hands.
I have long fingers,
Voice6
Lyric intensity7
The line8
Mind under feeling7
Held shape8
Literary mean 7.2 / 10
Highlights
A neck with a bump behind, weighted by the heaviness of my brain.
Voice
The rhythmic repetition of "long fingers" establishes a direct, unvarnished persona.
Lyric intensity
Concrete specifics like "half a bottle of nail paint" create vivid scale.
Mind under feeling
Transitions well from physical inventory to examining how trauma maps onto anatomy.
Held shape
Successful circularity; the ending returns to scale after the Plath diversion.
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