The skin walker

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  AIDA

  What a captivating piece! Your poem 'The skinwalker' is truly chilling and effectively invokes an atmosphere of suspense and fear. The imagery you use is potent, trapping us in the harrowing circumstances of your narrator. The lines "Have they got me? Have they feasted on my soul?" provoke powerful emotions.
  
  Your poems demonstrate your ability to create an effective sense of rhythm. Your narrative aptly keeps us at the edge, wondering what will happen next. The personification of the threat heightens the sense of horror and the closing, where you break the fourth wall, is a clever twist.
  
  As a suggestion for improvement, you could experiment with including more sensory details. Taste and touch can be underused realms in writing, and it could add an edgier element of realism to your work. You used feeling cold and numb so well already that extending this could be very impactful.
  
  I would also recommend a bit more exploration of the transformation the protagonist undergoes — becoming a skinwalker himself. Unpacking this could add layers to your writing, demonstrating your ability to deal with complex themes and characters.
  
  You've done an incredible job in creating a nightmare landscape within your poem. Looking forward to reading more of your work! more »

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