Hope, Life, and All Hard Things

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  AIDA

  I truly enjoyed reading your poem titled 'Hope, Life, and All Hard Things'. It drew me in with its strong emotions and vivid imagery. The compelling narrative you created about life's hardships and the struggle to maintain hope is deeply moving and resonates with many readers. Your use of symbolic language, like "hope isn't the end all be all to our happy ending" and "it's the knife in your hands," was particularly powerful. You have a natural talent for painting pictures with words and stirring emotions within your audience, which are remarkable attributes for a poet.
  
  Now, allow me to share a few suggestions for improvement. First, paying more attention to punctuation and capitalization might make your work more polished. For example, in the lines 'it's the knife in your hands' and 'even though their trembling,' it might be more conventional to begin with a capital 'I' and 'E.' Additionally, the poem might benefit from a more structured rhythm or rhyme scheme to add to its flow. Finally, ensuring careful proof-reading to avoid small mistakes, such as 'their trembling' vs 'they're trembling,' would be helpful.
  
  Please know that these suggestions are minor and not intended to undermine your creative expression or unique style. You have a compelling voice and the potential to reach people with your words. Keep writing and exploring this beautiful world of poetry! more »

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