Die-Cut - edit
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(09-07-2026, 09:20 PM)milo Wrote:  I think the title "Die-Cut" is interesting enough but loses all strength when it is explained and then when the explanation ends up being - lives are like jig saw puzzles.  I honestly don't know if another human has ever written a poem saying the exact same thing but it feels easy - too easy - to the point I would be willing to bet my last farthing thre are at least a thousand.  So what is the solution?  Give up and move on?  Has humanity produced the last life is like a jig saw poem ever?  No, it just starts out a bit on the nose and then continues to be on the nose throughout.  The narrator is not living in their world so much as explaining a metaphor to the reader over and over.  It might be more interesting for the narrator to just describe the various situations of life being jig-saw-esque with the title and let the reader determine whether it is true or not.

Thanks for posting
great notes +1
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Die-Cut - edit - by dukealien - 08-31-2026, 05:04 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by busker - 08-31-2026, 06:11 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by matsunosuperfan - 08-31-2026, 12:00 PM
RE: Die-Cut - by opal.zzz - 09-01-2026, 03:27 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by wasellajam - 09-02-2026, 10:26 PM
RE: Die-Cut - by matsunosuperfan - 09-03-2026, 01:10 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by wasellajam - 09-03-2026, 07:05 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by matsunosuperfan - 09-03-2026, 07:50 AM
RE: Die-Cut - by RiverNotch - 09-04-2026, 09:33 PM
RE: Die-Cut - edit - by dukealien - 09-05-2026, 10:41 AM
RE: Die-Cut - edit - by matsunosuperfan - 09-06-2026, 11:16 AM
RE: Die-Cut - edit - by milo - 09-07-2026, 09:20 PM
RE: Die-Cut - edit - by matsunosuperfan - 8 hours ago



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